With stowaway Bev aboard we woke to a beautiful morning in Campbell. Away at 6 am we made our way towards Seymour Narrows and the morning slack. Seymour narrows was once the most dangerous shipping channel on the coast due to roaring tides and two underwater pinnacles. In 1958 they detonated the largest non nuclear explosion to date and blew the pinnacles away. A must read if you google Ripple Rock. We slipped through at the end of the ebb with nothing but a ripple and made our way up Johnstone Strait. Into Nodales Channel, sunny and calm, around the corner and into Shoal Bay by noon. A beautiful spot that was once a busy town at the turn of the century, now nothing remains except the dock and a small resort run by our friend Mark. Unfortunately he was not in so we made ourselves at home, the only boat on the dock on a beautiful May day. Lots was accomplished including some painting on the Boat while the girls worked on some crafty things. Then out fishing where Deb landed the first rock cod of the year!!

Crabbing was also great and we took 7 nice dungeness crabs for the dinner table. All and all a great day on the west coast!