Roy talked on the phone with his daughter Carol and found out his sister-in-law Marge has died, which is a blessing, as she's been in great pain with incurable cancer. Also, his younger brother Paul died, his grandson broke his arm, and his granddaughter is going back into the hospital to have her tumor drained, so the news was far from cheerful.
Roy put the generator back together, and it worked fine, so we left Port Hardy around eleven. Lovely sunny day. Motored easily to Alert Bay. Had the headsail out, too.
We were going to go to the marina, but it was packed, so then we went over to the mooring buoys, but they didn't have rings. Right in front of us was a nearly empty government float, so we zoomed over there and tied up. Perfect! Easy to get in and out. Only $8 a night. No electricity, but the generator works perfectly now, so that's ok. No protection, so we bounce occasionally, but no big deal. We've got a good place to spend the night, and we got here early enough to take a little walk before supper.
Roy tried to catch a fish, with his usual success. Fortunately, I bought fish at the grocery store in Port Hardy.
After supper, we walked up the hill to 'Gator Gardens. Can you believe a Florida swamp on top of a mountain on an island in British Columbia? It was very interesting. Didn't see any alligators, though.
Walked over to the ferry dock and watched the Port MacNeill ferry come in. Very few passengers.
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