This morning we will complete our trip to Shearwater. I rise just after 5 and watch the sun rise over Oliver Cove. It is not raining and the water is completely still. A couple of seals are playing in the harbor. It is really quite a magical peaceful place.
We continue our way through a narrow passage between lots of small islands and large rocks (which is which?). As we entre Seaforth Channel, my phone beeps to tell me that we are back in range on service. I quickly pull down email and find that our friends Neil & Lynn Parker on their 48' Krogen "Navigator" are leaving Shearwater this morning. Our ETA is 8 am and I am hoping they will still be there when we arrive.,
We round the last corner to Shearwater and see Navigator at the dock. As we draw closer we see Neil and Lynn on the dock waving at us. The dock is full! We find a spot to anchor and put the dinghy in the water. We exchange greetings and head to the restaurant on shore for breakfast. We exchange stories of our travels and Neil and Barrie discuss boat maintenance and repair. Neil has a spare filter that we need for our generator (which we are running much more than we expected!). A deal is made and the exchange takes place. The first time we met Neil and Lynn (in the Octopus Islands), we had a water maker filter that they needed. In between we have created a lovely friendship.
Finally, we part company. They will continue to Codville Lagoon tonight. Our final destination is still in flux. First, we will wait for the store to open so we will have a new supply of fresh food for the trip south.
Good times, great friends, and the sun is out.
Internet - done. Groceries - yes. Liquor - that too. Trash deposited - yep. Chores are done and we continue our trek south. We consider going to Fury Bay but think it would be nice to try something new. We stop for the evening around 6 and drop the hook in the south arm of Sea Otter Inlet. No Sea Otters but lots of rain. No kayaking tonight.
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