What a week it’s been.

We started in Kitimat, where Roxy and Ruby (our trusty scooters) earned their keep. Provisioning was a 20-minute ride from the dock, and hauling back bags of groceries on scooters was as ridiculous as it sounds.

A Tim Hortons stop was mandatory (withdrawal is real), and we even found a brewery with a good IPA and “Hotel California” playing in the background—instant Canadiana.

From there, we made our way to our last hot springs stop: Weewanie. Honestly? Not our favourite. The bathhouse was so closed in you couldn’t even see the outdoors, and one woman’s cigarette smoke ruined what should have been fresh, coastal air.

Next came Hartley Bay, where we struck out on salmon again but landed our very first halibut! We grilled it up with beans and rice, and it was delicious.

Then at Barnard Bay we got an unforgettable sight: wolves feasting on salmon in the river. And there were so many salmon it looked like you could almost walk across the water. Blaine sent the drone up and caught some amazing footage. We also explored a shipwreck! 

Meanwhile, humpbacks have been everywhere—so many in Whale Channel it felt like “whack-a-whale.” One even came close enough to nearly hit us.

We’ll be sharing more of this footage with our members this week in Wheelhouse Wednesday—wolves, salmon, and yes, the near miss with a whale.

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Blaine and Janis

Thanks for being here—we’re off to Esthelda Bay next!