By the time we got through Anchor Pass and into Bell Arm a southwest wind was building,
and it wasn't long before we had hard rain.
We went into Short Bay and tied comfortably to the mooring at the head of the bay for the stormy night.
The next morning we left the mooring at Short Bay and headed for Klu Bay, as the skies cleared into a fairly nice day.
We went into Bailey Bay for lunch before setting our prawn trap at Black Island on our way to Klu Bay.
The river from Orchard Lake splits into two spectacular water falls spilling into Shrimp Bay
Klu Bay is another totally protected tranquil anchorage.
I have gotten used to using the moorings in this part of the world, even though the rubber tires leave ugly black marks all over the sides of Teal. They do save a back breaking haul of the anchor in these 100 foot-deep anchorages.
The next morning we went into what was once Bell Island Hot Springs before retrieving our prawn trap and going into Yes Bay.
The story I heard was, some Texan bought Bell Island in the 1990s and reopened the hot springs as Rediscovery Lodge.
Now the place has the look of being abandoned for some time.
They apparently left without regard to their flotilla. This boat house collapsed around some pricey boats. There was a lot of hard-earned stuff laying around the place just left where it was sitting when they took off.
Our prawn trap reveled a disappointing catch of funny looking critters. There were just four prawns in the mix.
After checking out the anchorage at the head of Yes Bay, mis-named for a Tlingit word "Yas" meaning mussel. We decided to go back to the little cove near Yes Bay Resort.
There was a fisherman's storage float in the cove, yet there was plenty of room for us to anchor in a tranquil little nook at the head of the cove.
A motorboat (large yacht) also came in and anchored at the mouth of the cove.Tomorrow we will go to Neets Bay.
More to come stay tuned,
George and Joanne
