Shearwater!
06 July 2009
So we did leave Prince Rupert and we are now in Shearwater and we've had a lovely time in between, but the internet here in Shearwater is deadly slow and a previous attempt to let you in on all the details as failed/timed out/something unprintable.
So here we are. We've caught some salmon, seen some bears, visited with old friends, dined with new ones, seen some fabulous waterfalls, and yesterday Ron caught his finger between the anchor chain and the windlass so he ended up in Bella Bella at the hospital.
All's well that ends well. The Coast Guard, if you can believe it, met us at the dock, the doctor (thanks, Keith) and the staff were excellent, it seemed everyone in town knew of Ron's injury and asked how he was doing, and he is counting his lucky stars that he didn't lose part of his finger. We will stay here until Tuesday when he goes back to the hospital for a re-dressing and then will will be off.
So although we were heading home beginning in Prince Rupert because Salsa needs surgery, we are now heading home with renewed focus because we don't want to tempt fate and the rule that says once you hit your thumb with the hammer you are duty bound to hit it again.
We have some weather vulnerabilities to deal with (Cape Caution and Johnstone Strait come to mind) and a cruising speed of 5.5 knots, so we won't be on the doorstep tomorrow, but sometime in the next couple or three weeks.
Internet connections are sketchy. We will try to post more and pix too, but not sure it will come to pass.
Now, press "Submit" and hope for the best!