We left early the next morning, as we needed the high tide again to get out. As we went through Thistle Passage, a small bird flew on deck, really cute little guy, we had the cockpit closed, as it was cold, and he just started walking around the boat, hopping on the solar panels, then he discovered my greens, which were on the aft deck, well heh!!! little seeds!!!  So he had some lunch, then hopped around again,i think, looking at my bird book, that he was a young, white crowned sparrow, still had some baby fuzz, he stayed for a while, definately trying to get in, NOT a good idea, with a killer (kind of) cat on board. At one point he flew off, and Bert saw him go very, very high. I think he just needed a rest and some seeds…..

Our next anchorage , Meyers Narrows Cove, was absolutely beautiful, just enough room for one boat, we went in by high tide, good thing, rocks everywhere, a pair of Sandhill cranes nested nearby, and started a huge racket, not because of us though, an eagle was flying over, making them very nervous, their call is very loud and clear, and sounds so funny, it can be heard for a mile, i believe it!!!   It rained the whole time, but it created a very special atmosphere, and it was oh so quiet, (other then the cranes), we never did see another boat, as the passage is tricky to go through at low tide. No fish for Bert, but we had a very relaxing time here.

Perceval Narrows to Moss passage through Sloop Narrows, we saw a humpback whale ,very close to shore ,he looked to be rubbing on the rocks, but dove a bit later, but a bit later , in Mathieson channel we saw a gigantic tail smacking the water, over and over , we came as close as we could, so i could take a few pics, I think that he did this, to get rid of the barnacles on his tail,or whatever else might be growing on it,  he sure was at it for a long time. One whale, later on, sure seemed to be a Minke whale, by his dive sequense, the tail did not show every time he came up for a breath, and the humpback show their tail.  The Minke whales usually travel alone, and they have been seen on the coast, but they are very elusive. In Finlayson channel we saw a mother humpback with her calf; big spout,tiny spout!!