Cruising the Westcoast of BC and beyond: Day 54 - Hakai

Friday, July 22, 2011

Day 54 - Hakai - Fury Cove

We beat ourselves up in the morning to get to Hakai Pass and to the resort. The resort is no more, its is now the Hakai Institute. A generous donor has purchased it and its now a teaching or studying place for SFU biology students doing salmon studies. There are probably thousands of salmon lives spared with no more sport fishing lodge. We only pop in the bay briefly and opt to continue on to Fury Cove, we have been listening to the weather and want to be close to the 50 mile open ocean crossing if there is a window. We run into "Raven Sprit" in Fury and tie up with them and get caught up on lots of the news from home. We have a nice evening with Rick and Faye and head off tomorrow to try our hand at the crossing.

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"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 27 years and we are the second owner. We are a self sufficient cruising machine with all the trappings of home. Mike and I are retired now 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 (Bob).

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 our son and friends 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 25 plus years hanging out in the Central to North Coast.