I throttled down the engine, lifted John up on the steering seat, and left the boat to drift idly under his care, while the rest of us unrolled the chart and tried to discover just where...
Northward to Seymour Inlet
The end of July, we anchored overnight just inside the western entrance of Wells Pass, in Kingcome Inlet. We wanted to make an early morning run up the open coast to Seymour Inlet. The entrance to...
Sunday Harbour
Next morning we headed south. Great heavy clouds hung low and white, covering the still-sleeping hills and mountains like a downy comforter. Up we rose on the long swell, and then the smooth...
Karlukwees Village
It was dusk before we dropped anchor in Karlukwees Bay. It had been slow work feeling our way through the kelp-choked passages, and now it was too late to explore. Dimly above its shell beach...
The Skull
It was John who found the skull, or rather the bone that led to the skull. He was playing on the beach over in the corner near the waterhole, underneath a great old fir tree that grows on the edge...
Mamalilaculla
It was far too windy to venture up Knight Inlet that day. After studying the chart we decided to put in the time by wandering through the maze of islands over towards Village Island. There is an...
