July 9th –July 11th – Idol Point

We went back into the bay where we anchored 2 years ago with “Raven Spirit” and lo and behold, there is a dock in there now. It appears to be an abandoned fish camp dock, with a boat already on it and plenty of room for both of us to tie up. Here, we will wait for “Raven Spirit” and “Abysinnia” to catch up with us. From our spot on the dock, we can watch the comings and goings on Seaforth Channel, lots of cruise ships and ferries use this main channel on their trip back to Vancouver. We “Gunkholed” through Rait Narrows and found the backdoor to St. John’s Harbour. It’s a very scenic bay with lots of immature bald eagles and birds, but not too much in the way of wildlife. The sun has been shining in all its glory and we hope that the crossing for Raven Spirt and Abysinnia is good, the weather on the radio says it should be. Gordie and Mike went out fishing in the morning for a couple of hours, Mike for more Springs and Gordie for anything that happens to land in his boat. We have no more room in our freezer, so Mike is on the catch and release program. Gordie catches a couple of nice Coho in a matter of about an hour and is back at the big boat with fillet knife in hand (gotta love that “baitbuster”). Mike only gets a few wily herring stealers but is enjoying the flat seas and sunny day. Throughout the day, many boats come into the bay, looking to get on the dock, but they end up just going back out again. I guess this dock is not much of a secret up here.