As we get farther south, the days get warmer, but the nights are still cold. There must be a 40 degree Fahrenheit difference between the highest daytime temperature and the lowest nighttime temperature. On the radio this morning, the temperature in Campbell River was given as zero degrees centigrade! AAAARGH! That's FREEZING! If it was zero in Campbell River, it was zero where we were, just a few miles away. The highest temperature was 5 degrees centigrade in Vancouver.
Roy seems to be just about over his cold, thank goodness. It sure hung on a long time. We're both in excellent health, despite the weather.
Lost our warm sunshine today. It was cloudy, windy, and raw, with a light sprinkle (very light) in the evening. And of course, the wind was out of the southeast.
We heard an ongoing drama on the VHF. A 38-foot fishing boat had gone aground on Shingle Spit, Hornby Island. Two other boats and the Coast Guard were trying to render aid. The skipper, of course, did not want to abandon ship; he wanted to have the boat pulled off the reef, but apparently that wasn't feasible at the time. The last we heard, a Coast Guard hovercraft was on its way to take the men off the boat. I hope the skipper was later able to return with a tug and salvage his boat.
We had planned on going around Lasqueti Island to avoid Whiskey Golf, but we were making so little headway against the wind that we decided to go to Texada Island and hide behind Dick Island. Made one more attempt to reach Lasqueti but soon turned back and dropped anchor just off Shelter Point Campground.
Dick Island is privately owned and has a little cabin on it. At low tide, a shoal connects it to Texada, but at high tide, it's isolated again. There's a big "Absolutely No Trespassing" sign.
Paddled ashore at Shelter Point and walked around. This is a beautiful campground with lots of tall trees and a great view of the water. The place was practically deserted.
Bought ice cream cones at the concession stand. Met a very pleasant couple, who told us about flower stones. Flower stones are small gray rocks with white patterns that resemble flowers. They're considered semi-precious and are made into jewelry. Remarkably, they're found in only two parts of the world: Japan and Shelter Point! The couple gave us one that they had found on the beach. Roy later found one on his own.
Walked along a lovely trail through the woods and beside the water. The sound of little waves splashing on the beach was so pleasant.
When we got back to the Royaks, the woman we had met earlier was there. She gave us two doughnuts and her address. (Earlier, she had given us a home-grown tomato.) Roy gave her a Royak brochure. If the photos they took of the Jofian come out well, they'll mail us copies.
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