Aug. 24th - Minstrel Island

We departed Kwatsi Bay and stopped into Bond Sound and Thompson Inlet hoping to see Grizzly Bears. We didn't see any because the salmon have not come up the rivers to spawn.
We arrived at Minstrel Island which is abandoned now.
The large building that housed the restaurant is gone.
We saw an eerie ghost hanging from a rope in one of the empty buildings.

We tied up to one of the docks. Lou asked a woman living in a small floathouse if anyone was in charge of the property. She said that it is abandoned and boats come and go at will.
An old sailing ship pulled in. She was 76 ft. not counting her bowsprit.
She was built in Holland in 1902. Her name is "Providence".
Lou talked with the captain and first mate. They live aboard and cruise the Pacific Northwest. We invited them aboard Seventh Heaven and exchanged stories. It was a very interesting visit to this once vital place. The community was named for minstrel shows performed by crew aboard the HMS Amethyst. For 75 years it boasted a busy community of loggers and commercial fishermen. It was a popular marina until about 5 years ago. The owner was eventually arrested for having a Marijuana Grow Op and is now in prison. It as been abandoned for several years.