Two peaceful nights by ourselves in Bottleneck Cove. Fishing was OK crabs were soft. We motor down Sydney Inlet and sail up Shelter Inlet. We drop our sails to maneuver through Hayden passage. The passages on this side of the island are minor in current and hazards compared to the inside passage but there are four knots of current in a fairly narrow channel with rocks on both sides so down come the sails. Then we make the short motor into Ahousat and tie up to the dock for one night. This year Ahousat is a place for diesel, groceries, laundry and a shower. Last year we hiked and went over to the First Nations village of Marktosis so this year we just want a couple more of Tammy's home cooked meals at the cafe and a visit with Hugh since we won't see them next year.
July 28-30 we anchor in Ritchie Bay. We thread our way through all the commercial crab pots and decide that the larger anchorage is not sheltered from the wind enough. We find enough windbreak in the smaller nook and easily set of anchor. Carl sets of immediately to fish. His quest borders on obsession. He only keeps a few small fish to bait the crab pot. The crab pot is so prolific here that we will leave with our limits of red rock crabs. Carl also tries out his crab "hawk" a small folding net/cage that you attach to a fishing pole. Then you drop it to the bottom, the crab hop on and as you reel it in the cage closes over the crab. This keeps Carl occupied for hours in the Cove. He has been busy for another hour undoing a gigantic wad of fishing line since on the last cast for some reason the crab "hawk" ended up being dragged halfway across the Cove. All of the crab are cleaned, cooked and quickly chilled. Pam uses a pressure cooker that makes quick work of this. It is fresh cracked crab and risotto for dinner.
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