Monday, June 17, 2013

Monday, June 17 Octopus Islands to Blind Channel Resort 21.5 miles 2 ¼ hours

We exited these islands via Okisollo Upper and Lower Rapids.  Again, we were on time and there were just a few little whirlpools.  We are traveling in large channels today. Both Discovery Channel and Johnstone Strait.  We were out in the big channels for a relatively small time and then entered Mayne Channel.  Blind Channel Resort   http://www.blindchannel.com/ is located half way up the channel and is really lovely, especially on a crystal and clear sunny day like today.  We were the only boat on the dock for several hours.  Boaters have to get here via several different set of rapids. So the arrival is based upon slack tide.  First thing I did was take Merlin to the beach.  At high tide there is little beach but at low tide it is beautiful.  It is a rocky beach and I have found numerous pieces of beach glass here.  Of course Merlin is moving small rocks from here to there.  This resort is run by a German family, the Ricther’s.  They run a great German restaurant.  Of course we always have dinner here for one night.  Fred comes here just for the goulash.
The docks and buildings are decorated with dozens of mosaics done by Annemarie Richter, who died in 2003.  Unfortunately we never met her.  The mosaics are made up of shells, glass, pottery, buttons and all kinds of odds-and-ends found on the beach through the years.  We were entertained by a fierce electrical storm in the wee hours of the morning.  Merlin & I were not thrilled but Fred loved it.  The lighting lit the whole sky and the inside of the boat.  Merlin & I went back to bed but Fred made a hot cocoa and sat on the deck to watch.

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