Bojangles at rest on the docks at Shearwater
Very extensive marine facilities at Shearwater
Nancy has overcome her concern with Grizzly's and has a new palWe left Ocean Falls and headed for Shearwater which is the largest commercial centre in the Central BC coast. We are planning to spend a down day on the docks replenishing our dwindling supply of groceries and do the laundry etc.
As it turns out this was a really good decision as Tuesday was downright ugly. Blowing winds and driving rains made us glad we were tied securely to the docks and had access to all the amenities such as restaurants and shops.
We are taking the ferry today over to Bella Bella which is a native community in the next harbour to Shearwater. Both towns thrived on the fishing industry which is sputtering of late. However Shearwater appears to be continuing to attract many sports fishermen and the community in Bella Bella seems alive and well. In fact so well that I decided to assist their economy by leaving my wallet on the counter at the Bella Bella Band store and the local cashier had to run all the way down to the dock to return it as I was about to merrily board the Shearwater shuttle. Nanc just shook her head in wonder!
We met some nice folks on the dock heading in both directions, some north to Alaska and some heading south back from Alaska. The Shearwater docks are a real melting pot of activity with lot's of replenishing stuff going on and several big boats hunkered down for long term stays to fish on their tenders.
As it turns out this was a really good decision as Tuesday was downright ugly. Blowing winds and driving rains made us glad we were tied securely to the docks and had access to all the amenities such as restaurants and shops.
We are taking the ferry today over to Bella Bella which is a native community in the next harbour to Shearwater. Both towns thrived on the fishing industry which is sputtering of late. However Shearwater appears to be continuing to attract many sports fishermen and the community in Bella Bella seems alive and well. In fact so well that I decided to assist their economy by leaving my wallet on the counter at the Bella Bella Band store and the local cashier had to run all the way down to the dock to return it as I was about to merrily board the Shearwater shuttle. Nanc just shook her head in wonder!
We met some nice folks on the dock heading in both directions, some north to Alaska and some heading south back from Alaska. The Shearwater docks are a real melting pot of activity with lot's of replenishing stuff going on and several big boats hunkered down for long term stays to fish on their tenders.
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Hi Nance & Gord. great adventure tales. Love the pictures, petting a Bambi, the dock doe...love it. And the bugshirt...well, I know how you feel Nance, as we have them and they were absolutely necessary. Humpback whales...my heart is a-thumping. Glad the waters were water-skiable calm for the crossing. How are the books and study musical tapes? Your menus make my mouth water. And the weather is improving. Yahoo. Enjoy.
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