Shoal Harbour- Happy Birthday Diane

Wow, we are having a great string of calm weather.. cloudy and cool in the morning and then warm and sunny in the afternoon, unlike the first 3 weeks we were out with high winds. Only light breezes to keep the horse fly’s down which we hope to continue but the gale force winds are appearing again in the forecast. 60-75 degree average

We are ‘gunkholing‘ defined as: “a quiet anchorage, as in a cove used by small yachts;” where the anchor usually sinks into soft mud, or ‘gunk’ - - thus gunkholing’ applies to those who engage in this low-key, relaxed style of cruising.

We are finding new places or going to places we have enjoyed in the past. We arrived in Shoal Harbour outside Echo Bay at the intersection of Fife Sound, Cramer, Raleigh & Hornet Passage on Guilford Island. The harbour is bigger than the last two anchorages we have spent the night but it also has a few small houses, a logging base & staging area and many crab buoys. We continue to fish, prawn and crab where we go. Today we rode in the dinghy to visiting Billy Proctor’s Museum. Billy has lived in this area for most of his life and very interesting to talk with and see all his treasures he has collected over the years.

Shelby taking in some sunshine and fresh air on Saoirse.