Finally, we have wall-to-wall blue skies in Rescue Bay.  Just outside the anchorage, in Mathieson Channel, however, there’s a dense layer fog right down on the water.   The fog doesn’t seem to concern the owner of this sailboat.  I hope he’s got a good radar.

I’m up early this morning, hoping to find a sandhill crane like I did the last time we were here.  The sun is so bright that the glare on the water is blinding.  There are 5 or 6 herons fishing along the shore, but, of course, there is no way to capture them without shooting right into the sun.  Not good.

I heard sandhill cranes calling, so I paddled over to the cove where I found the one last time.  Nothing.  So, I gave up on finding any sandhills and headed out toward the entrance.  I spotted this loon along the way.

The extra-low tide exposed this colorful colony of sea stars.

The temperature got up to 87^oF today, the first day all summer that I’ve had to wear shorts.  There isn’t a breath of air stirring.