Ketchikan, Alaska to Shearwater/Bella Bella BC

Since leaving Ketchikan, Alaska we have traveled back to British Columbia and have been cruising remote areas in and around the major channels leading south and staying a night or two in sheltered bays along the way. The weather has been colder with the average daytime temperatures in the mid 50s. We have experienced a few days of rain but most have been cloudy with sun breaks.  

The spring snow melt has resulted in some spectacular waterfalls and we have seen some beauties.  We have actually seen so many that I would be hard pressed to choose a favorite.

Max loves it when we go ashore to explore and play a little ball but Chris and I are pretty wary of getting very far from the dinghy due to the bear population. We have seen some beautiful bears from the safety of the boat and we have no desire to confront one on shore. This guy is the largest we’ve seen so far and he was huge!

We are still in pursuit of the elusive Halibut but Chris has caught some really big Ling cod, black cod, a Red Snapper and yesterday, a beautiful red-orange octopus! I have caught a couple of nice Rock Cod, although tasty, nothing to write home or blog about.