As we passed by Blackfish Sound near Robsin Bight we came upon a pod of Orcas.
We have often seen them in this area.
It was a beautiful day and the current was in our favor.
We always enjoy seeing Lorna when we stop at Port Neville. She is the Post Mistress and curator of her family's store, now a museum, founded in 1924. She is the granddaughter of the first settler that came there in 1891. She lives in this remote place alone now that her only daughter is married and living in Campbell River. Her smiling face is a welcome sight when she greets you at the dock and helps with the lines.
In the morning we waited for the fog to clear.
To our amazement a ethereal "fogbow" appeared, a "rainbow" without color. This brilliant apparition looked as if you passed under it, you would enter the world beyond. The superstitious side of me took it as a "good sign" to leave for our passage through Seymour Narrows.
According to Wikipedia: "A fog bow is similar to a rainbow, but because of the very small size of water droplets that cause fog, smaller than 0.05 mm, the fog bow has no colors and appears white. Fogbows are sometimes called "white rainbows" or "cloudbows". Mariners sometimes call them "sea-dogs."
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