Cortes,Tsunami and Meteorite

Sunset at Campbell River.

We changed slip AND marina the following day. We moored in Discovery Harbor Marina. This required us to thread the needle backwards between two large yachts. which Ed did with great skill. We had noticed a screeching sound from the engine compartment while we were motoring.  Once securely moored, Ed trougle shot, Luna inspected. Dusty preferred to remain in the bed. We, Stever and I, went for a drag (dog walk) along the water front to the Aquarium and back.

Luna Inspecting Ed's work. Dusty inspecting the bed.

With the girls needs taken care of, Stever and I headed to the "farmers market"for sight seeing and shopping.

Some of the sights of Campbell river and the farmers market.

We met Ed near the music pavilion and then we all walked the block long market. I bought some jam, a spoon rest and a pint of blueberries. I didn't have water with me but the blueberries more than satisfied the thirst and, bonus, I got my fruit for the day!

As we were headed out of the market, we saw Kari making her way to the market to see what she could buy for dinner. While Kari was shopping, Ed, Stever and I went to a Vietnamese Restaurant Ed had noticed on his way to the market .

We stopped in at Nhau Vietnamese Kitchen and Bar for lunch. The service was good and the food, frankly, exceeded espeectations. The portions were huge and the price was fair.

I ended up taking the Saigon Baguette back to the boat because the Mango Salad with Chicken was more than enough! Because the baguette had been toasted before being loaded, it was tasty, crunchy and filled both me and Ed.... I told you the portions were huge!

Where ever we moor, we get a lot of attention. Partly because the crew that is handling lines wear headsets, we walk the boat to the dock and everyone has their job and lastly, we are a curious looking boat, but not unlike older wooden fishing boats, so we have folks passing by stopping to discuss our boat.

The view of the mountains on the mainland as we round the bottom of Quadra Island, British Columbia.

The following morning we departed from Campbell river for a short trip to Cortes Bay in Cortes Island. As we arrived, there were boats departing and we didn't have to wait for an invitation, we made ourselves at home. We walked the dogs and did laundry. The weather is beautiful at this time of the year. The evenings are warm, a mild breeze if any and glass like water.

Cortes Bay Outstation

The next day Stever and I took the dog for their first intentional salt water experience. The dogs took to the water rapidly. Stever found some stidks to throw for them. both dogs retrieved the sticks but Luna wanted every stick Dusty was bringing back. Luna is fearless, she bounds through the water with abandon and dusty is a bit more cautious. Luna grabws the stick turns and swims back effortlessly, Dusty will swim out to the stick, grab it and they start back doing scared dog swim. I go such a laugh watching their anctics. Luna stood still for her bath when we got her back to the boat. Dust was having none of it.

The Seattle Yacht Club does this social gathering called a "GREEN BOX". On some of the out station is a green box that years ago was where registration apparently took place. A natural place to gather. In Cortes, the green box took place at the pavilion. BYOB an appetizer and get to know other members of the club. We all introduced ourselves and socialized for the better part of an hour.

During dinner, Stever and Vic were discussing Sonar and when it was first created etc. I pulled my cellphone out and that is when I saw the alert that Herb forwarded. TSUNAMI! The converstation turend to discussion of the TSUNAMI alert and when it was going to arrive to Canada, where was the evacuation order given etc. Then the text messages to and from friends and family began to fly. We were in Zone E, between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia.(where the orange arrow is pointing).

TSUNAMI

The effects of the Tsunami were to have arrived to British Columbia atabout 1130, the same time we had been invited to view the "double" meteor showers. I got up to shore and took a few pictures of the heavens. It has been such a long time since I had seen the MILKYWAY, decades perhaps. There is so much light pollution that the milkyway is not seen clealrly except in areas where the is little to no light pollution. But there it was, as beautiful as I remember and a few meteorites too boot. When I got back to the boat, there was no evidence of the Tsunami visible.

Click on the pictures to enlarge and see not only the stars but two very faint meteorite trails in the right photo and a brighter trail of one in the left.

This morning, we did what I call the big boat TETRIS, shuffling boats to get them in/out or repositioned.

Tomorrow, we will depart for Gaarden Bay.