It’s foggy again this morning, but I decide that if I follow the shoreline, I shouldn’t get lost. We’ll see.

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Out of the fog emerged this pair of red-throated loons.

This red-necked grebe stood out against the fog.

And, this kingfisher was nice enough to land in a nearby tree.

This marbled murrelet was startled when he surfaced right next to me.  

Apparently one look was enough.

This was a spring low tide, so there were lots of sea stars exposed.  For some reason, the sea stars here are very pale.  

I spotted something odd on one of the tiny islets and decided to investigate. 

I discovered what looked like a big steel gear.  What on earth would they use something like this for on this tiny islet?

And, nearby were several large steel discs.  Such a mystery.

On another little islet I found a great clam bed, with lots of “squirters”.  

On the way back to the boat, I spotted some more red-necked grebes.

I got back to the boat around 1030 hrs.  After listening to the weather report, we decided we’d better take advantage of the light winds and try to get to Forward Harbour today.  So, we pulled the anchor and headed out.  

As we neared Chatham Channel, the wind picked up to 20-25 knots.  We’d have to go to Plan “B”.  With the wind blowing 25 knots, there was no way we could make Forward Harbour today. But, we should be able to tough it out as far as Port Neville. 

When we entered Johnstone Strait from Havannah Channel, the seas were downright ugly, so we were really happy to have Port Neville to duck into.  The wind blew like stink all night.