Jeff's Log ~ Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Saturday, October 11, 2008 Otter Cove

Now don’t get confused. This is Otter Cove, not Sea Otter Cove! We followed a route down the Inland Passage with a lot of twists and turns with lots of really pretty scenery to get here. On the way, this afternoon, while I was on watch, I spotted a pod of Orcas off of our starboard bow. We turned to intercept them, and I managed to get a couple of good photos before they dove deep and disappeared. That really made the trip complete! I now have photos of bears, Humpback whales, salmon, and finally Orcas. They are quite majestic with their very large dorsal fins. They were very graceful as they surfaced and blew repeatedly within a couple of boat lengths of us.

This evening, we are anchored in a small cove that is in the middle of a logging operation. They are in the process of the cleanup phase, and there are many fires and lots of smoke in the air. The one good thing is that there are no mosquitoes or any other biting insects around. The gas grill on the stern pulpit got used to cook chicken tonight, and it was its farewell meal. I have been propping it together to cook on, and it has been having more pieces come loose every time. Tonight’s chicken was not one of it’s better jobs, so I have decided to bid it farewell and let it finish it’s days as a marine sanctuary beginning tomorrow morning. Scott is giving me his blessing to proceed with this noble duty. The air is much warmer tonight than it has been for a few days, so we are just running heat long enough to dry things up a bit before bed. Tomorrow will be the second last day of what has been a wonderful journey, and we are planning to be at another resort for dinner.