June 25, 2024 - Shearwater
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| Gray, overcast, but hey, its not raining! |
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| A sister ship to Grey Pearl |
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| We spotted a familiar burgee! |
One of the hubs of the central coast. Fuel, groceries, and yes, laundromat!
Other than being able to stock up on groceries and get much needed laundry done, it was a mediocre stay. A Wagoneer flotilla came in of 7 boats, enroute to Alaska with their wagon master. I am almost positive that is why they jacked up the fuel prices by .10/lt the morning they arrived. We put 200 gal in and the cost was .80/lt more than Campbell River. That's a lot of freight charge in there! In years past, fuel used to be about .30 lt more, which is quite understandable, so gouging fuel price is not just relegated to Powell River I guess!
So we go to check in, and guess what mariners, you can now tip your dockmaster for taking your lines. Guess they are not paying their employees enough? Not only is moorage 2.00/foot, which we have no issue with, but now for the pleasure of taking one of our lines, they expect a tip of 12.00-24.00. I think this is a shameful practice. I guess that is the price of the beautiful sunsets they have here.
The service was good in the pub (we didn't mind tipping our server) - but the food was mediocre.
Did see a fellow Burrard Yacht Club boat there, who was enroute to Prince William Sound in Alaska....way to go! An ambitious feat that you won't find me doing. @ 400 nautical miles of open ocean!
Spare Parts ordered, will arrive in a few days, out to Eagle Point for a few days of fishing.
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