JUNE 19, 2016
SQUIRREL COVE, DESOLATION SOUND
We have been conserving water as best we can but we have
already drained half our tank in just 7 days. We need to do better. Knowing that Bruce had set up everything for
us to take on water from his well, I took a much needed shower and even washed
our sheets. It is Father’s Day, after all!
Bruce and Anita’s slice of heaven here on Cortez Island
has always been a lovely destination for us. The only thing missing is, Anita
and Bruce! They left to attend a granddaughter’s
graduation in Surrey . We spent the day
cleaning, doing laundry and tackling minor projects. One of the neighbors came
by admiring our boat and took some photos. That always puffs us up.
ONLY AT HIGH TIDE FUEL DOCK
We filled our 5 gallon tanks on the dinghy. We calculated
the cost was about $5.00 a gallon. We won’t be filling the Belle here, that’s
for sure! Met one of the new owners of the store…he seemed quite happy to be
here and had the most pleasing and friendly manner. We wish him luck.
We were sitting on the bow reading when we heard a loud
thump. Upon investigation, David realized the tide had dropped so rapidly and
drastically, that we were now stern on rocks. What is it about rocks this trip?
We tried several times to move the Belle forward but
it just kept sliding back. All there was to do was wait for the tide to flow
back in and lift us up before we could move the boat forward away from the rocks.
When we came in, we lined the Belle up with our friend’s boat the same way we
did on our last visits. We did not notice that the WestBerg was now set further
back closer to the rocks to allow their skiff to be tied up in front of their
boat rather than behind it as was the case during our last trips here. We were
not as observant as we should have been
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
We have been spending 2 days at each destination on this
trip so far. It’s a much more relaxed trip and that’s a good thing. David loves
to tinker and this gives him time to do that without being rushed. Right now he is installing a pulley on the
dinghy for pulling up our shrimp pots. You have to drop them in 300 ft+ waters
so hauling them up by hand is an exhausting task. David did it once…never
again. This will save us the energy needed to prepare and eat them!
Father’s Day was made perfect by a phone call from Ashley
and a text from Bryan and his good buddy, Brandon. We were not able to get the Warriors game on the radio and couldn’t go to bed
until we found out what the outcome was. Called Ashley and just the mournful
sound of her, “Hello” said it all. There’s always next year, right?
Our friends are building their own small cabin on their
property. Last time we were here, it was just a shell and Bruce was working on
the loft floor. Now it is all enclosed and siding, decks and walkways are
taking shape. They are doing such an amazing job and we marvel at what they
have accomplished on their own (with some help from neighbors and family). By
next year, they should be snug in their new home looking out at their
incredible view of the bay. Not bad.
MAKING PROGRESS
We are considering cutting our trip short a week so that we
can get back to our home marina and work on repairs to the starboard side of
the boat. We did manage to scrape her pretty hard during the Rosetta Rock
incident. Bummer.
Took a 15 minute dinghy ride over to Refuge Cove to see if
they had the lures we needed. It’s a cozy little marina with great ice cream.
We did find the wonder lure. We are now armed and ready to take on the
rockfish. Hoping to go out fishing tonight if it is calm.
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