Canada June 24 - July 4
We anchored just
off the two stage Waterfall from Ingram Lake. In addition to the 9 feet
waterfall on the lower part just down from the waterfall was a ruined log
Cabin. We went ashore to look at the
cabin and then went on the logging road over the waterfall for a hike with
hopes of seeing Ingram Lake. Unfortunately,
we only could find peek a boo views of the lake from the road and there were no
trails thru the forest. On the way back
we got attacked by Mosquitos – luckily Steve and I had on bug spray but several
others were not so fortunate and got many bites.
June 26 – June 27 – Ellerslie Bay – We took dinghy rides to the Ellerslie Lagoon and several of us took the hike up to Ellerslie Lake – the hike is up the side of the very fast moving waterfall and was very muddy but the view of the lake and Ellerslie Lagoon was great.
June 28th – June 30th -Emily Bay -We
left Ellerslie Bay for our trip to Briggs Inlet. We said goodbye to Dave and Jane Mehlum on
Bidarka as they were heading on to Shearwater for their trip home. Emily Bay is
about half way up the Briggs Inlet after passing a First Narrows. Once in Emily
Bay we had a great anchorage along the western side of the Bay and we were
rewarded with HUGE Crab in the bay. We
all agreed that theses are the largest crab we have ever caught so we had a
feast! We also took a hike past the old
research project on the waterfall from Emily Lake. The trail crosses the stream on a log bridge
and climbs 100 feet or so north of the waterfalls thru the brush to the lake
outlet. The trail was easy to find as there
are black plastic water pipes the entire way to the Lake. It was a very soggy, muddy terrain and
slippery in places but fun to get off the boat and get some exercise hiking
thru the woods. We also took Willard and Diane's dinghy and Glen’s Jet boat to the end of Briggs Inlet and the Second
Narrows. It was running pretty fast but we made it into the Lagoon (after I got
off the Dinghy where I was riding in the front and got on the Jet Boat for the
entry!) Not a lot to see in the Lagoon but the guys always like playing in
rapids! Tom rode back out in the dinghy with Diane and Willard as I preferred
to stay in the Jet Boat!
July 1 – Troup Passage – We went into an unnamed cove past
Troup Narrows for a night at anchor. The guys put out shrimp pots and we were
rewarded with some very large Shrimp!
July 2 – Shearwater -
We spent the day in Shearwater washing the boat, stocking up on groceries,
getting rid of garbage and getting more fuel! A busy day but we were treated to
glorious sunshine and dinner out at the restaurant for Fish and Chips! A great, productive day. We met up with Rick
and Pam on Beachcomber who are joining us for the 2nd half of our
trip around the outside of Vancouver Island. Willow Williamson also joined SeaLife to cruise with us until July 13th.
July 3 – Ocean Falls – We left Shearwater for a cruise up to Ocean Falls – a former town with a lot of history! Crown Zellerbach owned the paper mill in town until they closed it in 1980 and most of the town left. There is also a dam on Link Lake and the power plant still provides power to Shearwater and Bella Bella but most of the town has been torn down – most of the houses were burned by the government because they were worried about people getting hurt in the derelict buildings. There are still some buildings that were privately owned that could not be torn down – one being the hotel that is now in ruins. You can watch on YouTube – there are several videos produced that talk about the rise and fall of Ocean Falls – in its day they had an Olympic Sized swimming pool that produced many world class swimmers! The BC Ferry system still provides service every 10 days and we happened to be there when the Ferry was in for the night.
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