ExTerra Adventures: August 10th – 11th Burdwoods to tour Tribune to Dusky Cove, Bonwick Island

August 10^th – 11^th Burdwoods to tour Tribune to Dusky Cove, Bonwick Island Leaving our Burdwood Island anchorage we tour up Tribune Channel and into Bonn Sound and the Ahta River. We set our shrimp pots with our ever hopeful visions of grilled shrimp on the barby. Alas our pot nets 2 large shrimp, one baby and a tiny octopus! Walt and Odile are skunked with their pot.

Pulling the Shrimp Pot

I contemplate our weeks of travel, reflecting on what makes this most enjoyable for me. Yes, the scenery is spectacular, the workings of a sailboat challenging, living off the sea memorable; and yet for me I need to add the human element. This comes in with our buddy boat friends Walt and Odile, and family when they are able to join us as well. What rounds this all out are visits with people like Billy Proctor, the help of people like our dainty gal who helped tie us up and the giving spirit of our generous tow boat captain Paul. Visiting over the side of the boat with others who are venturing about in their dinghies; Hop scotching down the coast with some of the same boats anchoring nearby often. Exploring tiny villages and chatting with young folk who are thrilled to be employed for the season in faraway places. Reading about history is part of this. Actually visiting with the people who are living the history and creating the stories of our tomorrows, for me, is a large part of this nerve wracking fun of taking our boat some 700 miles from home and back.

Perhaps I am pondering all of this because I miss our family and we are soon to part ways with Walt and Odile for the year. The tug of southward bound has me firmly in its grasp. I think Carl as well is beginning to feel it. As in years past I know that will shape how we travel over the next couple of weeks. On to a new day for tomorrow we start the south travel in earnest.