Cruising the Westcoast - Vancouver to Alaska: Day 5

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Day 5 - Walker Group to Fury Cove

"Stellar Sea Lions"

Big Bull keeping an eye on his Harem

A face only Momma would love

Threes not a crowd

A pose for the camera

What a beautiful travelling day – Sunshine a bit of a breeze, only a slight chop on the water. We depart Port Harvey at 7:00 and continue trekking north. By 2:00 pm, we reach our destination – Walker Group of Islands. A new stop for most of the group, Oceanaire and Shaman II last stayed here with Mariner Bob ! A toast to you Mariner Bob!
The boys head out fishing for the afternoon and the girls go gunkholing (dingy riding to see the sites!) With cameras in hand, we head out to a Sea Lion rookery. Stinky but with a "wow" factor! There is a huge male with a harem of 6 females. Everyman's nightmare!

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Profiles of who we are

"Shaman II" is a 48' 1973 fiberglass "Gulf Commander". Twin Caterpillar 3116. 500 gal Fuel (Gulp!) and 500 gal fresh water. We have owned her for 20 years and we are the second owner. We are self sufficent cruising machine with all the trappings of home. Mike and I are just over 60 and every chance we get, we "Live the Dream". We have one fabulous son who is the proud owner of his own boat, "Eye Candy"....aptly named after his sweetie, Shannon! Three of the sweetest Grandchildren you could have....Mr. Keaton and Coco (Cohen aka the Pope), and baby Harrison (Prince Harry).

Our first Mate is Miz Ruby the scaredy dog and our Commander in Chief is Mr. George, the wandering cat.

Mike and I have spent our summers for the last 45 years scouring the coast to see all that we can see in every nook and cranny our boat will fit into. The earlier years were spent as any normal boating family would, bringing the kids to desolation sound for 2 weeks of swimming! These days, we spend most of our time mid coast. Three trips to Alaska under our belt and 20 plus years hanging out in the Central to North Coast.