July 13th

July 13th

 

THE INLET IS A MAZE OF WATER CASCADING OFF CLIFFS. 



Waterfalls Thousands of Feet Tall

Some of the streams come straight down from the 3000 ft height.  We are out in the main passage and there are salmon jumping about. I think it’s a Pink run.  They will not take a lure easy and they are not the primo fish to cook on the BBQ.

On our way along Sheep Passage we pass “Sand Piper”. They have just come from Khutze and are heading south. We forgot to ask if they saw any bears.

Hello Sandpiper

 

 

 

 

 

Also slowed to watch activities at a fish farm.

Fish Farm Still there from Last Year

 

Loading Farm Fish for Klemtu

 

We are still in Sheep Passage and I remember looking at a wreck that was on the beach in Carter Bay. We were interested to see if the wreck was still visible after all these years. Penny is at the helm and all of a sudden we are in 10 ft of water. Too shallow for comfort.

Carter Bay

We retrace our passage and back away into deeper water. In 1909 the S/S Ohio struck a rock in Hiekish Narrows. The captain of the sinking ship made a critical decision to cross Finlayson Channel and beach the craft in the shallow waters of Carter Bay. His thinking saved the lives on board (picture in waggon) we could not locate the wreck and too spooked by the shallow water and waves to peruse the quest further.

Another historical note that of John Carter a 24 year old native of Surrey, England serving aboard Captains Vancouver “HMS Discovery”. In June 1793 while surveying Mussel Inlet some of the crew became sick with paralytic poisoning from eating shellfish for breakfast and Carter died. Capt. Vancouver had him buried in what he called Carter Bay.  Normally he only named places on charts after officers or gentlemen. Carter was an exception. He must have been a very good chap to have this name placed on such a large feature on the coast. A very sad loss for the crew and officers on the ship. I often wonder if we were to go ashore would we be able to locate the grave site after 222 years. Penny says “NO”. I was wondering if the LAT LONG were noted in the ships LOG. Interesting to know if it is?