Kelley and Chuck went fishing in the morning and sadly returned with out a fish! They were troopers as it was raining!
In the afternoon Karlyn and I found Ann and Barbara and we played Rummikub in the “library” of the lodge. We thought about how last summer we would play at CIYC and have a mango mai tai….we settled for a cup of tea. So much fun being with the girls!
And speaking of girls. We thought it would be fun to mix up the tables like at CIYC and asked Jodie if she would arrange the seating! Great job, Jodie…a girls’ and a guys’ table. Although it was our anniversary, Kelley and I felt that we could be apart!

Today we are heading for Dent Island for the meet up with friends (on 4 different boats) from CIYC and BCYC. Because there are strong currents and then rapids that we are going to go through, it is important to time the trip accordingly.
We were going through a calm area when it was my turn to drive…we then turned a corner and the current was really strong. Tim was giving me a lesson on following routes. All seemed well when we began to notice bigger and bigger swirls…the rapids! Tim told me to use the wheel and not the small auto knob and Kelley said to go faster. I wasn’t able to drive and increase speed, Tim said, “Like this!” and he pushed the throttles all the way forward. What a ride we had. I had no idea that these were the rapids that we were waiting for slack tide…apparently are timing was off!

Once through the rapids we went around the corner and there she was! Dent Island Resort! Sun! Warmth! And friends who arrived once we were tied up.

Kelley and I went on a Rapid Run from the resort. It was amazing to jet around the rapids. They had increased in size since we had arrived.

To one side of the area where the rapids are, these signs have been nailed up. They are the names of the tows that successfully made the trip through the rapids with their loads. As you can see the captains wanted their recognition and I believe that it is well deserved.

We did cocktails on the dock , with a very brief auxiliary meeting and then went to the lodge for more cocktails and dinner. We ate outside it was so lovely.

We woke up to thick fog…this seems to becoming a trend. We left around 9 because the fog appeared to be lifting; as we made our way down the channel we could see that the fog was thick out in the channel.
Although we have great radar and charts, and experienced drivers, being in the fog is nerve-racking. Sometimes we couldn’t see beyond the bow of the boat.
At 4 we pulled into Port Hardy – all of us were a bit antsy….

Kelley and I took a great walk to a local park.