On August 21, we left Port Neville early in the morning, as we had over 60 nautical miles to travel to Port Hardy. Marty and Mae took turns on watch as it was raining. We switched every hour. We tried a bit of fishing but had no luck. Along the way, we came across a pod of 6 to 8 killer whales. They were scattered and feeding all around the boat.
A small boat called “Strait Watch” was also there monitoring the whales. Strait Watch is a stewardship-based marine mammal monitoring and education program operating around Vancouver Island. Some of their goals are to minimize the potential disturbance of vessel traffic on marine life; increase public awareness; and promote respect for marine environment.
We finally arrived in Port Hardy around 4:00 pm, tired, wet and cold. We picked up some very important provisions: Beer and scotch. Going to town was too far for our tired bodies. Since we stocked up on food provisions back in Campbell River, we did not need much.
