First stop today is Dawsons Landing in Rivers Inlet. Rob and
Nola are the owners, and take good care of the place. They have lots of
moorage, a fuel dock, and a very well stocked store.
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| Dozens of dolphins in Fitz Hugh Sound. |
Then I headed for Goose Bay, home to Duncanby Landing and
Goose Bay Cannery. Duncanby is a high end place…shore power (30 amp) is $45 per
night, moorage is $1.75 per foot, and laundry is $20.
Goose Bay Cannery is a fascinating place. Like Butedale,
Namu, and others along the coast, it was once a working cannery. As
refrigeration became better and the salmon fleet declined, Goose Bay was
shuttered. About 10 years ago a group of 29 (mostly firefighters) purchased
Goose Bay Cannery to turn it into a vacation spot for their families and
friends.
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| Goose Bay Cannery's Lido Deck |
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| The original men's room at Goose Bay. Toilets flush at high tide only. |
Each owner puts in 9 or 10 days of labor a year. By
doing this, they’ve significantly improved the place. They’ve got systems for
power, water, and waste. The buildings are shored up, structurally sound, and
freshly painted. Cabins are in various states of renovation. They’ve even
converted part of the old cannery building into an indoor hockey rink.
Visitors are welcome at the dock, but are asked to stay out
of the buildings unless they receive permission to enter.
After exploring Goose Bay I was reading on the boat when I
heard the unmistakable sound of a whale exhaling. I looked around, and sure
enough several orcas were in the cove, just a few hundred feet from where I
anchored. They were heading out of the bay. I hopped in the dinghy and followed
them out…the first time I’d been whale watching from the dinghy. The
perspective is certainly different in a 10 foot boat…
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| Orca in Goose Bay. |
46.22 nm today
2284.84 nm total
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