June 3rd
Departed 8:30 cloudy with a
drizzle 50 degrees
OCEAN FALLS TO SHEARWATER MARINA
Seals on the docks in Ocean Falls
It was smooth going on our way through Lama Passage to
Shearwater as the tide coaxed us along.
I tried everything from radio to texting to leaving a phone message to
see if there was moorage available. We were finally able to hail the
harbormaster on our radio when the marina was in our sights.
David had me
prepare for a starboard tie and then when we approached the dock, it was clear
that we needed to tie up on the port side. I was hustling to get soggy lines
and tenders out in time. The harbormaster was a most accommodating fellow
giving us an outside tie on the end of a dock. It was pouring buckets of rain,
yet he helped guide us in and got us an extension for our power cord. Lots of American boats joined us on the docks
that evening. In fact, the USA is well represented in these waters.
Pat with a giant Inukshuk
We were looking forward to visiting the hardware and grocery
stores for some much-needed items. The hardware store was closed, and we
experienced definite “sticker shock” in the grocery store. We hesitated to buy a gallon of milk for $10 (about
$8.50 US) but decided to get it and pretty much nothing else. It made sense
that prices would be higher in such a secluded place, but it made more sense to
wait until we arrived in Ketchikan for the rest of our shopping. There was nothing we couldn't live without for another week.
After we settled in, a young man approached our boat and pointed out his boat
across the marina to another dock. To our amazement, his boat was one of the
Belle’s sister boats. There were only five built in 1946, all cleverly named
Ivercan 1,2,3,4, and 5. Ours was once Invercan 5 and the other boat here used
to be Invercan 3. It was a new discovery for all of us since we only knew of
the existence of Ivercan 2 and each of our own boats. When Zach purchased his
boat, now Levi-Michelle, there was a tree growing through the deck! He hopes to
get it back into fishing seiner shape. So wonderful to find someone else who
appreciates the history and uniqueness of these old boats and wants to do the work to restore it.
Lillian Belle's sister boat
Few marinas will accept your garbage and recyclables but
here they do. After lugging all that stuff up, we had pizza and beer at the pub
on the pier and watched the second NBA championship game. The Warriors walked away with a victory. Yay!
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