"Help! We gotten into the Whalesback Channel and we can't get out!"
Yup! We're still not ready to move on. Today we had thought about heading down to Gore Bay for supplies, laundry, and a general boat cleaning. But here we are still in Wicksteed East tied to a tree. Right now we have the cove to ourselves and we're going to stay one more night. Why move? We have food, (although it was hard to decide what to have for breakfast), water, we're making ice, and we have plenty of fuel.
I actually caught a real live fish today. Shortly after I got up I decided to toss out a small spinner and in return I got a small perch. He was almost a keeper but I threw him back. A little while later I caught another slightly smaller but still a fish. This one went back in also since I had thrown the first back. This sequence was repeated until I had actually caught six small fish. Now if I had kept them all we might have had a snack!
It's interesting how each harbour has it's own personally. Beardrop Harbour is large with massive rocks along it's south shore. These rocks have a few trees but are mostly bare. This harbour had the "drive you nuts bird!" This bird would repeat the same five or six notes from dawn until dusk.
In contrast, Taschereau Bay was also large but it was filled with many small rock islands. This was a very remote and secluded area. It was a great feeling to sit on deck or on the rocks and not see another boat. This area also had it's resident bird. I called this one the "Oh Canada bird." This little guy would sing the first four notes to the Canadian National anthem! The good thing about this feathered friend was that he wasn't as persistent as the "drive you nut's" variety.
John Harbour was quite a contrast to the first two anchorage's. This bay is also very large but quite narrow. Both John & Dewdney Islands are heavily wooded and provided a different set of scenery. Here we had a "novice drive you nut's bird." This poor little guy hadn't quite learned all the notes but was trying!
Now we're in Wicksteed East. This cove is very small with enough room for probably three boats. It is formed by three small but steep rocky islands. This again is a very secluded spot. A bird? Of course there's a bird. You have to remember were back in the Beardrop area and there is a bird here "driving us nuts!" Maybe it's our old friend from the other side of the hill?