Resort Day

 

It rained really hard last night.  We declined sitting outside.  We were home for a late dinner after Cormorant Island and then we just stayed in.  Eric watched his first movie of the trip.

We have been able to sleep in each day.  Eric and I got another quiet morning moment on the beach. 

Tons and tons of bird and chipmunk activity in our site.  Definitely keeping us entertained. Eagles, Stellar Jay's and Crows.

It was a lazy day. Very relaxing.  I got an ocean side nap in my couch.  So nice.  The sun was out most of the day. We ate well all day.  5 nights is long haul for camping.  We've enjoyed our stay here but I'm happy to go home too.  

At one point Eric left for the washroom.  I asked if we should be worried when he didn't come back in a timely fashion. Shannon said he probably found someone to help.  Then she sent me this.  We all had a good laugh.  The neighbors batteries were charging but not going to their trailer.  Eric's official diagnosis, it was crusty.  So he wasn't able to fix it for them.

The World's Tallest Totem Pole.

 

Cormorant Island, in Alert Bay stands the World's Tallest Totem pole.  173' high.  Two logs, one 163' and one is 10'.  Carved in 1973.

Pushing it over.

A wee otter family.

Funny otter butt shot.

Luk babysat me through a bloodsugar crash. Granola bars while Eric and Kai went to get more snacks.  

A memory popped up today.  Oh Izzy, I miss you!  Coco was 4 months old and a total floof, it's shocking how much she's changed from puppyhood.  Sassy was a year and a bit here.  So tiny without the full coat.  

Pretty rare that I get pictures I'm allowed to share.  Fei and her friend Monica at the Tate McRae concert last night.  Adorable.

Eric's morning walk.

 

Port McNeil

 

The adults decided to go see the World's Largest Burl.  Cherry didn't like that plan. 

We got a jump from a fellow camper.

First, stop to find a geocache.

Then the World's Largest Burl.

Of course they crawled inside it.

The Port McNeil Museum.

A local thrift store. A puzzle for Shannon, book for me and a copy of Lili's favorite kid book.  Haha. Kidding. She hated this book and would hide it all over the house when she was little. 

A giant monkey tree.

The town clock.  On the list of things to see.  ?  

Ending our time here at a local pub before getting home to the boys.  Oh, and the battery died again.  A local gave us a jump and Eric then bought a jump pack.  We needed to run the car for a good while.  I was concerned about disturbing neighbors so Dagen, Luk and I offered to go for a drive.  Our drive took us to McDonald's in Port Hardy for ice cream.  Imagine that.

Two more days to fill here.  No clue what's next.  There is a fossil place nearby, but it's the same bumpy road as yesterday.  

What a morning.

 

When you're sort of in the middle of no where.  With nothing pressing to do.  You've slept in and are skipping breakfast and moving onto lunch.  No chores.  No to do list.

Just sit. And breath the ocean air and listen to the birds.

Luk is still sleeping.  Kai chose to eat at the table.

We got to just enjoy this moment.

Holiday vibes.

San Joseph Bay

Two and a half hours from our resort.  The best fsr (forestry service road) we've ever been on.  Dusty and jiggly but no potholes or obstacles.  

We found a couple huge lakes, some recreation sites and the furthest out pub.  Eric and I would consider coming back this way with Oscar and some remote car camping.  I was totally surprised at how many cars and people were here. Any car can do this trip.

The hike in took 60 minutes at a Kai and Shelley leisurely pace.  52 minutes out with no picture taking.

Kai was not delighted.

Ta Da!!

Luk and I vote this beach number two of all beaches we've been to ;)

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas is still #1.

Jelly fish.

Omg.  Bucket list.

I couldn't be more thrilled that we had this day.  This moment was even better than I'd hoped for.

Kai found small joys.  He liked his feet in the sand.

He was even happier with lunch.

Dagen up top with Luk peeking behind him.

This wasn't Eric's bucket list but he was glad we came.

It's truely magical.

I had the times for low tide figured out correctly.  Yay me.  

The estuary.

It was a pretty perfect day and we got to share it with friends making it even better.