As we motored toward Shearwater we encountered a wall of fog. We were finally able to fire up both radars and use them in "real" conditions. With two radars, AIS, and several chartplotters, it was easy transit up the curving channel to Shearwater. At Shearwater we found the other Hatteras 48LRC anchored. So, we anchored next to them and went over for a chat. After chatting for nearly an hour Alex and I dinghied over to the public dock at Shearwater so we could visit the grocery store and pick up some needed veggies, produce, and other essentials like beer :-)
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| Fog ahead. We encountered several vessels in this two mile stretch before Shearwater |
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| Hatteras 48LRC anchored at Shearwater. Not our Hatteras though. |
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| The town of Shearwater BC. Well stocked grocery store. Marine store, laundry and more |
After we pulled anchor and headed out we had an unexpected treat. As we were motoring along we saw several small flashes off to our starboard side. We immediately recognized this as the splashes from a school of dolphins/porpoises from our time in Mexico. Sure enough about 4 or 5 Dall's porpoises were headed for our boat. They came along side and headed into the bow wake for some play time. They are so much fun to watch. Extremely agile and quick. Beautiful black and white markings. Magnificent creatures. All four us stood on the foredeck watching them play for about 15 minutes. It was truly a joy to watch.
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| Porpoises surfing the bow wake |
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| Alex checking our one of the Dall's porpoises |
A few hours later as we were about to round then Ivory Island lighthouse when we saw a strange object in the water. It looked like a piece of driftwood. As we got closer we were able to identify this object.
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| An otter lounging in the sea. |
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| Ivory Island lighthouse |
The kids watched a Star Wars movie and played some video games today. They are also reading several books. It's been several long days of motoring.
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| Alex checking weather on his phone before we loose internet |
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| Kids watching a movie |
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| Alex caught red handed, raiding the snack cabinet!!! |
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Typical dinner aboard Adagio.
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Rescue Cove was stunningly calm. Kevin flew the drone to get the birds-eye view. It was worth a flight to get these pictures.
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| Awesome Rescue Cove. |
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| View from above |
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| Nice sunset in Rescue Cove |
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| The other Hatteras 48LRC, from Bellingham, WA |
Beautiful pictures! Great to see the school of Dall's playing on your bow! So many special treats every day on a voyage like this. Thanks for the blog!
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