There's a hot water heater in the engine room that's connected to shore power in a marina or gets heated by the engine while under way. So we get hot showers now and then on the aft deck, which involves washing hair and sudsing the bod from a bucket, rinsing off from the shower hose, and then using the remaining sudsy water to clean a few articles of clothing. We hang the wet laundry on the life lines with clothes pins, which gives Quijote a back yard look for half a day, but it's nice to have a clean start every few days.
We left Read Island Cove early this morning to take advantage of the placid sea state. It was a perfectly spectacular morning with clouds shrouding the surrounding mountain peaks while giving us good visibility across the water.
Almost immediately after re-entering Frederick Sound we found ourselves surrounded by humpback whales blowing geysers of spray and rolling their tails out of the water. We cut the engine and drifted, reveling in the sights and sounds of their feeding rituals. We spotted and photographed whales throughout most of the day and opted to drift among a pod while we ate lunch late in the afternoon.
After lunch we motored over to investigate a rock loaded with seals and sea lions that we heard (and smelled) from miles away. The seals were in full frolic in the shallows just off the rock, while the stately sea lions lorded over them from the rocks above.
We proceeded on to Cannery Cove, lush and green, surrounded by a mountain basin. There's a small fishing lodge at the entrance to the bay that used to be a cannery. The cannery depleted the salmon stocks and put itself out of business. So far the bugs are behaving, the sun is shining and the shower was superb - definitely a best day.
Photos by Frederic
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