On July 14th, we went to Pirates' Cove on De Courcy Island south of Gabriola Island. Mae went on the Blattler’s speedy boat, while Marty went on Paul’s sailboat. We switched places on the way back. Mae and the Blattler family tried their luck with a bit of fishing. Mae caught a small fish but it was below the minimum length. Pirates' Cove is a great marine park. The trails around the Cove were refreshing and well maintained. This is a popular destination for boaters. Everyone jumped into the water except Mae and Ginny (sister). We finished off the day with a barbeque on the decks at the Silva Bay Marina. It was great spending some time with Mae’s sister’s family.
On July 15th, we met Carie McAlister who donated money for one of the NO TANKERS flags. Her husband and his family are well known in the wooden boat building industry. She will be spreading the word about the NO TANKERS campaign and is looking forward to receiving the pdf of the NO TANKERS flags to look into creating more flags for her area.
We left Silva Bay and at first intended to anchor on the other side of Pirates' Cove but had contacted Susan and Hugh at their home on Galiano Island, so we headed to Retreat Cove. After we anchored in the cove, Marty shouted for Mae to come up to see something fascinating. There was a huge school of small fish (millions) swimming about the cove. We have yet to find out what kind of fish they were.
We went over to Susan and Hugh’s home for dinner. What a fabulous place. We always bugged them about making sure they had our bedroom ready. All their windows face the water.
