Mid Coast of British Columbia on the Curve of Time

	Port McNiell to Hanson Island via Alert Bay Our first day on the boat, we traveled south of Port McNiell to Alert Bay.  Alert Bay is a small town on Cormorant Island and is serviced by BC Ferries.  Alert bay is home of has the amazing U'mista Cultural Centre and the Nimpkish Burial Grounds.
	Hanson Island to Nigei Island Our first whales!  Today was a long ride and we saw cruise ships, eagles and other wildlife.  We anchored close to Hope island to try and find Sea Otters but had to settle for a great kayak.
	Nigei Island to Namu Namu is an amazing look at BC's own past.  Namu used to be a fishing port and cannery but less than 10 years ago it was closed but not torn down.  Today 6 people are perminant residents and many people a year visit for fishing.
	Namu to Spider Island This place is right out of a group of seven painting.  The rock is granite and shaped in many interesting ways.
	Spider Anchorage to Cultus Sound In the morning I took a scenic paddle in the rain with Mike around Spitfire Island.  At noon we moved the boat up to Cultus sound and went for a short hike on a beautiful sand beach.
	Cultus Sound to Shearwater via Bella Bella Half way into the trip, we dropped off Ruth and our American friends.  Bella Bella has a resident population of Bald Eagles occupying the high points in the town.
	Bella Bella to Codville Lagoon Codville Lagoon is a provincial marine park on King Island and a pretty good place to call home for exploring the islands.  We went on a rugged walk up to Sagar lake and enjoyed fresh prawns!
	Codville Lagoon to Nootsum River Day Trip Humpback whales!  We took a day trip down to the Nootsum River for a paddle in the river and spend some time fishing.
	Codville Lagoon to Jenny Inlet via Ocean Falls Today we started to head inland.  We stopped at Ocean falls - once a town of three thousand, the permanent population now is close to a dozen.  The massive damn in the back used to power the city, power the pulp mill and power the wood mill.  Today it powers the remaining population and Shearwater using just 1/3rd of 1/4 of the capacity.  We ended the day in Jenny Inlet - a calm inlet that was logged in 1992.
	Jenny Inlet to Cascade Inlet Drive up to Dean Channel, turn left and you come to the Alexander MacKenzie Monument - the furthest west Alexander got on his cross Canada trip.  From there we took a left and drove up Cascade inlet and into the most beautiful geography of the trip.
	Cascade Inlet to Eucott Bay (Eucott Hot Springs) Cascade Inlet was so amazing, what could we do to top it?  Eucott hot spring was once developed (the remnants of the pier are still visible) but today it's close to natural (the pool is still made with concrete).  I had a soak I won't soon forget.
	Eucott Bay to Bella Coola This little brown jobby is one of the most tame wild animals I have ever met and we were very glad to have him on board.