Codville Lagoon to Bella Bella

We did go to Codville Lagoon, because of other boaters saying it was worth while, but it was very busy, it was hot, we didnt feel like doing the hike because of the heat, but, we did catch our first batch of prawns there, so it was worth it.  We decided to head to Bella Bella, the NEW Bella Bella, called Waglisla, an all first nation village, with a great grocery store.  You have to hope for a spot on the dock,and as always, we were lucky!!   A very hot day, but the store is just up the ramp, i was so jealous of the boys, jumping in the water, soooooo tempting……. The store is good, found most of the things i needed, trying to get it all back to the boat, was another story, you cant take the store buggy, as the pavement is broken so badly, but a very kind lady,Pat, drove us to the ramp in her van, thank you so much Pat!!!!Then, back up there again for the wine….very important!!!!   We filled with water, (good water), admired new sailboats that just came in, like SV Wildwood II, built by Bill Hicks of Campbell River, what a beautie she is Bill!!!!!      Bert wanted badly to buy a fishing rod, as the last one broke in half, as he had a bite, it hit his nose,he came back to the boat bleeding, i thought he had lost part of his nose, but after i cleaned the wound, a tiny little spot remained……so he could stop crying!!!!    On to Shearwater, where there is a marine store with rods.  As we came close, i called in on 66A, asked to be on the dock for an hour or so to buy a rod, no problem, but , while Bert was in the store buying his rod, a very nice skipper from SV Dancing on the sea,   came and told me he had a rod for sale, brandnew , cheap, heh!!!! i bought it!! 20 bucks!!!   So, Bert comes back, with his new rod, and there i am, also with a rod!!! We stayed the night, might as well, as it was well past 5, wine time, and we were tired. The wind prediction was for 45 knots, well, there wasnt even a breeze!!!!  Tomorrow to Ocean Falls.

 

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