Wall-to-wall blue skies!  I can’t remember the last sunny day.  Unfortunately, I’m only able to paddle for a couple of hours, because I have to be back in time to help Al replace the fresh water pump that died last night.  You don’t realize how much fresh water you use, until you don’t have any.  Thankfully, Al had no problem replacing the SurFlo pump with a Jabsco.  He was worried about the connections matching up, but it all went back together without a hitch.

I spotted an eagle, an osprey, a Steller’s Jay, and a common loon, but they were all too far away to photograph.  I finally found a couple of red-throated loons.  They were really too far away, and I had to shoot right into the sun, but I photographed them anyway.

First Nation people came into the cove this afternoon and set a salmon net across the mouth of one of the creeks in the cove.  I guess the salmon must be arriving soon.  Al says he’s going to try some salmon fishing this year.   We’ll see.

As I’m writing this, I can hear thunder.  So much for the wall-to-wall blue skies.