It is another rainy, foggy day, but no storm. Shearwater is the only marina in miles & miles so we usually stop here on our way north & south. They also have a latte place, good grocery store and a nice restaurant. They also have a nice laundry facility but I use the machines on the boat (yippee!). As it turns out, they have a big boatyard. On our trip from Fittz Hugh Sound to Lama Passage we saw two humpback whales. Just cruising, no fantastic breaching or anything. As we approached the marina we saw that the north side of the dock was free. The dock is a T shape and the north side is open to the wake, wind and chop. As we were docking and Fred was in position to use the thrusters to push us in, unbeknownst to him, the bow line fell into the water and promptly fouled the bow thruster. !@#$ Fred got us on the dock beautifully, anyway. However, now the motor for the bow thruster works but there is no thrust. This will be a problem for tomorrow. There is a new Wharfinger here. He is a pleasant fellow named Bernie. The last two years we encountered a real sourpuss here. The dock was about half full when we arrived. We didn’t have a reservation so we were pleased to get on the dock. As the afternoon progressed the dock filled up completely. We noticed a flyer that said the “Fish on five” were performing at the pub. When we asked what kind of music they played we were told classical so we reserved a great table near the front. The dinner was so-so but the band was great. They are a group of five members of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra. The group consisted of 2 trumpets, one trombone one French horn and a small tuba thing (we really don’t know what it was). They are on a fishing trip and are stopping at a few places along the way to perform. Their repertoire consisted of John Philip Souza, Henry Mancini, the Beatles and various classical pieces including the William Tell Overture.
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