AUG 16-23

As we continued south we spent close to a week in The Broughtons, B.C. revisiting Sullivan, Kwatsi and Echo Bays (last visited in 2011), in addition to Lagoon Cove where we spent the 5th night on our way up to Alaska. My, that seems so long ago! We are getting used to this lifestyle and it is hard to remember how new everything was just three months ago. We frankly had forgotten how big and beautiful the mountains in the Broughtons are and we are glad to have a little bit of time to spend here.

We continue to enjoy meeting new people every place we stop. We’ve made new friends and strengthened our ties with “old” friends. We’ll miss the casual boating camaraderie when the trip is over.

Friends: old and new

Sunset & seagulls: Pierre’s Echo Bay

Tribune Channel on the way to Kwatsi Bay. The mountains aren’t as jagged as Alaska’s but big and beautiful.

Our last stop as we left the Broughtons was Blind Channel Marina. It’s a beautifully maintained marina with a great restaurant and good hiking. When I got up at 6:00 the morning we were leaving there was a wonderful layer of fog hanging over the water and I grabbed my camera to catch some of the beauty. It was fun to see 4 other people doing the same thing over the course of the next hour. The stillness and quiet were breathtaking. I will miss this…

Morning fog over Blind Bay Marina

So still and quiet

The beauty almost takes your breath away

Golden Great Blue Heron