Today was day number 8 of rain...not steady rain, but we have had at least some rain, showers, every day for the past 8 days. Oh well, that's why we like the Pacific Northwest so much...keeps everything nice and green. It's doable. We spent 4 really nice days at Octopus Islands and even had some partially sunny days, too. Leaving there, we had to go through yet another tidal rapids this time called Surge Narrows and Beasley Passage. But like all of them, you read the tide and current tables and plan your passage for slack water. We did as we have before and since it was low tide, the big rocky shoal in the middle of the passage entertained us with a number of seals basking in the morning sun and clouds. We again had no wind and motored the 13 miles or so to Rebecca Spit. We took the dinghy across Drew Bay to Heriot Bay, visited the store there and picked up a few necessities. That evening, we spent a couple of hours on board Eagle with Tom and Jeanne out of Seattle. They were anchored at Octopus Islands with us as well and have been out cruising since the middle of April. They plan to head to Mexico later this summer and we traded some cruising stories and boat ideas. Yesterday was a shore day, walking part of the 2 mile shoreline of Rebecca Spit, both inside the bay and outside. This spit is one of those that has tons of driftwood logs at the top of the rocky beach along the entire length. Plenty to poke around in and beach comb. Lots of eagles, here of course, and smaller water fowl. This marine park is very popular park with pit toilets, picnic areas, and benches. And since it's part of Quadra Island, there's a ferry that services Heriot Bay right next door. We enjoyed our stay here.