Grooming time for Mackenzie. Poor guy has to go through this even on our boat.
Mackenzie has taken over Diane's chair and made himself quite comfortable.
Lagoon Cove Marina is one of our favorite stops in the Broughton Islands. It is owned and operated by a couple in their 70's. Bill, the husband, is a real character and loves the ladies.
As you can see it was so crowded that we had to stern tie to the dock and have boats rafted to both sides of us. There is a 34 ft sail boat tied to one side of our boat that is overwhelmed by the two 50+ ft. power boats on either side
Bill has done a wonderful job at making Lagoon Cove very unique. He has signs like this at several locations on the grounds.
This structure is the workshop/happy hour meeting place/computer room/library. Everyday at 5 PM, all the boaters gather here for appies and a beverage. Then Bill tells one of his bear stories and there are several.
Pierre's at Echo Bay
This is another one of our favorite marinas to visit. They are known for there pig roasts every Saturday night and the prime rib barbecues on Canada Day and every Wednesday. Pierre really packs in the boats and it is one big party at happy hour and dinner.
We were there for Canada Day and below is our futile attempt at decorating Yesterday's Dream for our Canadian hosts. This is an improvement from last year since we didn't have any decorations at that time.
This was our reserved space that our friend Mary Lou Sewell on Spirit Chaser made up for our table. They were cruising with a nice couple on the vessel Scapa.
Pierre had four of these beautiful prime ribs cooking on the barbecue for a good part of the afternoon.
This is what the portions were that we were served. There were green beans and carrots under the slab of prime rib. Enough food to last several days!
Quite a large crowd, a little over 100 guests.
Toast before dinner.
Mary Lou and Dan Sewell hamming it up for Canada Day
Elizabeth and Soren
The Admiral and Captain.
Having a great time with our Canadian friends.
This is a view of Billy Proctor's place around the corner from Echo Bay. He is a man in his late 70's, who has lived in this area since he was 5 years old. He has worked as a logger, fisherman, hunter/trapper and author. Billy has collected items over the years and has put them in a museum that he built that sits next to his home. He calls all of his artifacts "his junk".
Billy's museum and gift shop.
One of his displays of artifacts that were collected around the local islands
Bottle collection. One of many shelves.
Mackenzie met a new friend Cricket an Australian Cattle Dog that is owned by a young lady that lives a short walk from Billy's house. The two dogs had a great time playing during our visit.
Billy's walkway to his dock, notice the interesting hand rails.
The path back to Echo Bay from Billy's place.
Time for a photo before returning to our boat.
Next stop was a very small floating marina called Shawl Bay. They are known for their complimentary pancake breakfasts that they offer every morning.
They had an assortment of beautiful flower arrangements.
Sunset at Shawl Bay Marina
We spent July 4th at Sullivan Bay Marina. This is a floating marina with no access to land. There is a community of very nice floating homes at this resort and it is a very popular destination for many boaters.
The marina puts on lots of activities during the holiday. The parade starts at 11 AM and all boaters are invited to participate. Mackenzie and I got into the patriotic spirit with our red, white and blue attire.
At 1 PM Debbie and Chris, the marina managers, got the afternoon festivities started by cruising into the marina with their new outfits.
This is what they look like in normal attire.
Yesterday's Dream was entered in the dingy race. As you can see we are off to a good start. That is not Diane in the bow of the dingy, but a volunteer who took her place.
We were first to the buoy!
Took 1st place in the elimination bracket.
Proof that we made it to the second round.
My cheering section.
The start of the final race that we didn't win. I think we took third.
One of the nicer homes at Sullivan Bay with its own helicopter.
Sunset at Sullivan Bay July 4, 2010.
Jennis Bay Marina is a very small marina, maybe enough room for 15 boats and that is with some rafting. It is operated by a young couple Allison and Tom along with their two home-schooled children. They live in the wilderness for the entire year and occupy one of the float buildings at the marina as their home. They live in a beautiful area and have accomplished a lot in the last several years. Every Tuesday night during the summer is their Cajun night. This includes homemade Jambalaya and gumbo.
View of Jennis Bay from shore
Pot luck Cajun dinner ready to be served in the cook house.
Bread pudding for dessert. The best that we have ever eaten!
Outdoor dinning on a beautiful evening in the wilderness.
A little entertainment before dinner .
A hungry bunch enjoying their Cajun dinner.
During our stay at Jennis Bay we took a long dingy ride with some other boaters through a remote inlet to find some black bears. We had a fun ride but did not find any bears.
Some of the shoreline where we had hoped to find bears.
After a fun time at Jennis Bay we spent the next night at a quiet anchorage called Turnbull cove.
We couldn't leave the Broughtons with out a Pig Roast, so it was back to Pierre's for the Saturday night event. Pictured below is Echo Bay with Yesterday's Dream at the dock on the far right of the photo.
The theme was Irish Pub Night and Pierre was dressed to fit the occasion.
Pierre is getting ready to serve up the main course for dinner. Yes, that is a whole pig that he has in his barbecue.
Mackenzie was able to make lots of new friends during our trip to the Broughton Islands.
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