5 - 11 August 2010
Our journey to Ucluelet was simple and straight forward. We followed the northwest shore of Vancouver Island southwest to 
Ucluelet inlet. We originally anchored in the same location as before, however after several days at anchor we were sitting in our salon, listening to an audiobook (an Agatha Christie mystery, I believe), when I happened to look up and notice that objects on shore (as well as, other boats) didn't seem to be where I had last seen them. We were dragging anchor and the winds and current were carrying us farther into the inlet and closer to a dock and other boats. We started up the engines, pulled up the anchor, and found a solitary 
location on the norhtern shore of the inlet. It was a much better anchorage, boat traffic in and out of the marina and across the inlet was minimized here. We also had an enjoyabley entertaining neighbor...BooBoo, a black bear that typically would grace us with his presence several times a day. Wildlife tour groups would motor by in boats when BooBoo was out, and a few crab fishermen would putt by to check their pots, but otherwise it was a very private anchorage with a good muddy bottom.
Ucluelet inlet. We originally anchored in the same location as before, however after several days at anchor we were sitting in our salon, listening to an audiobook (an Agatha Christie mystery, I believe), when I happened to look up and notice that objects on shore (as well as, other boats) didn't seem to be where I had last seen them. We were dragging anchor and the winds and current were carrying us farther into the inlet and closer to a dock and other boats. We started up the engines, pulled up the anchor, and found a solitary 
location on the norhtern shore of the inlet. It was a much better anchorage, boat traffic in and out of the marina and across the inlet was minimized here. We also had an enjoyabley entertaining neighbor...BooBoo, a black bear that typically would grace us with his presence several times a day. Wildlife tour groups would motor by in boats when BooBoo was out, and a few crab fishermen would putt by to check their pots, but otherwise it was a very private anchorage with a good muddy bottom.Dave took the AquaSport out to the ocean to go fishing. Matilda and I held down the fort, keeping BooBoo company. Dave arrived early in the afternoon with a very nice halibut for my birthday dinner. What a delicious treat! We had also been quite successful in the crab department, so enjoyed several meals of that, as well. Our next stop was the Pinkertons and the inner islands that make up the group of islands known as The Broken Group.
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