IMG_4013We had a pleasant evening leaving out of Bellingham, proceeding through the Canadian Gulf Islands past Vancouver BC.  This was capped off by a gorgeous sunset.

Cynthia and I have an interior cabin with no window, but at least it has its own toilet and shower.  I slept 10 hours, aided by the lulling vibrations of the ship and nearly complete darkness of the cabin, so say nothing of finally relaxing from all the work leading up to our departure.

The morning of August 7, started out quite misty/foggy.  But there were occasional sightings of orcas and humpback whales.  Unfortunately, I wasn’t quick enough photograph them.  Later it cleared up and we enjoyed the pleasant close up views of the islands and villages along these fjord-like channels.

We had to stop for about an hour just off Bela-Bela, British Columbia as it was necessary to offload to shore a passenger with a medical problem who was subsequently airlifted to Prince Rupert.  There was a pretty new moon just above the mountains to the west as we continued north.