We awoke to a completely different scene than what we anchored in. The nook was more rock than water, yet we were sitting in 15 foot of water a boat length away from the shoal as predicted. The area we had rowed in our skiff the previous evening was now exposed rocks and bare limbs. As you can see from the photo, very colorful.
Mid morning we collected our traps and found only two small rock crabs in the crab trap and one small fish and one small prawn in the prawn trap. We then headed to Tofino (49° 09.331 N / 125°54.450 W). The trip was made through the vast shoal area with its strong currents, making these water ways so different from the usual deep water ways of the rest of the Pacific Northwest.
This time we tied to the Government dock (“Whiskey Dock” so dubbed for all the obvious reasons) because it is closest to the COOP where we were going to shop. After stowing our provisions, we attempted to post to the blog and then head out for Ahousat. However, the water taxies and stop-and-go boat traffic making such huge wakes made that impossible. It was getting a little late for the trip anyway, so we went to the other end of town to the small craft harbor and secured moorage for the night.
George & JoAnne
