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Leaving Kuyoquot Sound on a calm windless morning
Motoring past Grogran Rock - there are rocks everywhere
A random house on the coast, the only one in this area
Heading toward Nuchatlitz Marine Park
Pretty blue skies day
Amelia always loves a good sun spot when the boat stops
Nice sunset in Nuchatlitz
Amelia exploring in the morning sun
Perfect place for a bath
Tucked in Queens Cove on a very breezy day watching the deer swim by
Honestly the only wildlife we have seen all summer, one swimming deer
Morning drive up Zeballos Inlet to the town of Zeballos
On the dock at Zeballos
On the dock at Zeballos
On the dock at Zeballos
On the dock at Zeballos
Went for a walk on the boardwalk and this was all that was left
Looking up the Zeballos River
This is the path that is decidedly not boardwalk
But the river is pretty
Looking back out into Zeballos Inlet
A nice bench along the road
Chatting up a dad and sons cleaning some beautiful chinook salmon
They had limited by 8am and were happy to share
Kallee is enjoying some sun in the cockpit
The cats don't care for salmon so all for us
Not much is better than fresh and free
A bunch of tourists waiting for their pickup boat, likely going to a kayak wilderness resort
Heading from Zeballos to Tahsis
Through Tassis Narrows behind a fishing boat
Some random old homestead along the way
Rob navigating through the narrows
Not a serious one like Seymour but we still pay attention
Air Nootka on the dock at Tahsis
Yohelah on the dock at Westview Marina in Tahsis
Surrounded by Royal Victoria Yacht Club boats
Fisherfolks cleaning the days catch
Happy Hour with RVYC
Definitely a fun crowd and sorry to see them go the next day
But now we're invited to their reciprocal dock on the way home for a visit
Took the courtesy car for a drive and found a lovely mountain stream
Not far out of town, but there's not much town to see
Afternoon catch the next day
All waste in fish buckets which is fed to the eagles next to our dock
Some red rockfish I presume
The bucket of scraps is dumped in the evening
About 20 eagles make fast work on the big pils
There was a lot of noise and a pecking order i'm sure
They take their pieces out along the breakwater
Watching over the crowd
Heading back out to sea leaving Tahsis with full water and fuel tanks
Bodega Bay
Panorama in Bodega Bay
Another skinny little entrance
Amelia checking out the new spot
Well protected anchorage
Yohelah looking pretty in Bodega Bay
Another cruising boat joins in the inner bay
Looks like a cell tower but no luck
Yohelah
Yohelah
The local eagle on watch
I swore this was finally a wildlife sighting but got close and found no luck once again
Pretty shoreline
But limited places to go ashore once again
Kavenga is a Lord Nelson 41 ready to head south this year
The girls are getting along great
Heading toward Friendly Cove in gusty light wind
A cove full of fishing boats and cabins
The Coast Guard station at Friendly Cove
Fog heading into Nootka Sound
Pretty soon we'll be completely fogged in for the evening
The long dock at Friendly Cove with a group of kayakers on the beach
The old church in Yuquot
Rebuilt with very modern totems
Yohelah at Friendly Cove
The door bell at the carvers house. He was not open for business.
The fog has settled in
The lighthouse has a modern Fresnel Lens that uses a 40 watt LED bulb that shines 15 miles out to sea
Kallee making use of a sun spot
