It was both exiting to be back, but i felt sad too, i loved it in the north, and want to come back again. We stayed on the dock for two nights, did a huge laundry, i went and picked up my tree at Cowpuccinos, it had sprouted,looked very well and healthy but  did not look like a bonsai anymore, it had a lot of attention, sitting in the window of the coffee shop.  I took it home and gave it a leafcut, fed it some extra food, and it is back now in its regular spot. We left the marina on the third day, and anchored near Maddogvoyager, check out their web site at http://www.maddogvoyager.com     these guys have been living, anchoring in Glacier Bay Alaska, for 4 years. Their stories are wonderful, the animals they saw, the people they met. We werent too sure of the anchor spot, and when i storm came up , over night, we had to pull the anchor up as we were dragging, it was not possible to put out more rode, as there was no room. We left there at 4 a.m., in total darkness, and went to Pillsbury Cove, where it was very quiet, no wind!!!!   We spent some good times with Dean and Leo, who also came to anchor in Pillsbury. On September 15th , we headed out of Prince Rupert area, the weather was good, nice sunny day. We decided to go through the inside, Granville Channel, and then to Princess Royal Channel.

We left Foggy Bay on Aug. 30, the weather was good again, a one meter ocean swell was on the outside, so no problem to cross Dixon Entrance . We saw a herd ( i think thats what they are called), of humpback whales, but couldnt get close to them, took us 5 hours to get to Brundige Inlet, where my plants were, i hoped, and good anchoring.  Sun was out again, Bert went fishing on the outside, and i just watched the birds, listened to the calls of the Sandhill Cranes. There was a family of Red throated loons here, a pair with three young ones, every time a parent left , they became very quiet, but when he or she flew back in again, a total dance and song followed, they all would life out of the water, and dance on top, calling loudly all the while, what a performance!!!!   My plans we found out the next morning, were done for, i think it was just too cold, but the bag of my special soil was another story, i bought the soil in Comox, when dry it is very light, but once you add water, it expands 4x its volume… so… a critter had bitten into the bag, water got it, and yes, it started expanding, by the time i picked it up, it was huge, and weighed a ton!!!!!! I had to trow a lot away, kept just enough for the micro greens.