After the installation of our new Windlass we left Port McNeill for Sointula on Malcolm Island. We were looking forward to visiting with our friends and relaxing for a couple of days. When Louie realized how good the crabbing was we ended up staying for 9 days. We enjoyed our visit to Bere Point where the Orcas come to rub barnacles from their bodies on the pebble beaches. We collected a variety of beautiful smooth round stones pushed by a glacier before it began to recede. We saw a pod of Orcas and Humpback Whales blowing in the distance. We met a researcher camped on the beach with his hydro-phone to hear their underwater calls.
We had dinner with our friends Kathleen, Jim and Bruce. We walked the quaint roads and picked wild blackberries. With the wealth of crabmeat we will feast for weeks. When 6 days of moorage are paid at the Sointula Marina the rest of the month is free. We really enjoyed our visit and departed for Port McNeill on August 16th to prepare for Dante and Deborah's visit on August 18th thru September 6th.
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