Getting back on the boat, after our walk, was difficult because the current had push it away from the dock. Skipper got impatient and tried to jump on board. His hind legs couldn’t catch hold of anything. He fell into the icy cold water and began swimming. Luckily, Mark could grab hold of Skipper’s collar and rescue him. Skipper seems to be minding better.


From Blind Channel we motored to (eagle just flew over-again) a small anchorage, Forward Harbor, for the night. It was during this journey that we saw our FIRST BEAR!

Then the next day we headed for Port Neville.

Port Neville has a post office, museum,art gallery and Government Dock (free). A sea plane picks up the mail once a week. The post mistress, Laurna, showed us around the museum and property. Skipper noticed a doe across the lawn and began growling. The deer approached us, Laurna told the deer to go back to her babies and the deer obeyed.

We were not as fortunate getting the deer to mind. Mrs. Bambi never got closer than a few yards, but we kept Skipper out of harm’s way.

Several times we saw deer and their fawns on the beach. We also saw sea otters and bears.
Leaving Port Neville we ventured out into the dreaded Johnson Strait. The weather had calmed down considerably and our voyage to Telegraph Cove was pleasant.

Telegraph Cove is very quaint, with board sidewalks and old buildings. This is a major whale watching area but we haven’t seen any whales, yet.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Left Telegraph Cove after breakfast (12:00) and motored up to Alert Bay. We took a look around and decided to go on to Port Hardy. The water was like glass most of the way but then the wind picked up a bit.
We docked at a nice marina about ½ mile from the center of town.