Tuesday, Dent Island
Day 4, Tuesday, August 7
Another good night’s sleep.
Last night, after dinner, we had a little movie screening of Paul Blart,
Mall Cop.
This morning brought
another glorious day of sunshine and warm air. Marcel made one more scaling of the wall to untie us from
our stern tie to the tree on shore.
We pulled anchor with much efficiency this time around, and we were
off.
Today we are making our way North to Dent Island to meet up with our
friends. We made our way up Waddington
Channel then through Pryce Channel and finally up Calm Channel to Dent
Island. What do the girls do on
board you might wonder. There are
books being read, games being played, and the old Nintendo DS has found its way
out. It has been a bit of rehab
for us all without the ability to get onto the internet or for the girls not to
be able to text their friends. We
still have cell coverage, but as we are in Canada, all wireless has been off
limits to the girls.
Breakfast was another bowl of bran cereal with some blueberries for
me. I’m off the Dramamine and
feeling fine. Morning coffee was a
bit of work as our generator quit on us suddenly. With no power for the coffee maker, we did it the old
fashioned way. We boiled water and
used a percolator. No one button
push for us.
Lunch today was brats and caramelized onions. I cooked the brats in stout beer along with the onions at
home and froze the brats and onions separately. A quick warm up on the grill was all that was needed.
We arrived at Dent during slack tide, about 3:00. The tides are so strong here, that
slack tide is the best and safest time to arrive and depart. We again filled our water tank, still
no luck on the generator, but we were now on shore power. We got some laundry done, took real
showers, and all felt cleaner in the world again.
Before dinner, we took a jet boat ride to tour the area and check out
the strong whirlpools. This was a
hit with the girls. Super fast
boat, crazy waters, lots of fun.
Our friends had set up dinner at the tapas bar of the restaurant at Dent
Island Lodge. We stuffed ourselves
on a six-course feast outside by the rapids.
On the menu was:
Gazpacho with Grilled Avocado and Crab Salad
Duck Rissotto with Arugula and Shaved Parmesan
Grilled Fish Tacos
Sauteed Spot Prawns with Tomato Sauce and Grilled Polenta Cake
Grilled Steak with Mushrooms and Soft Baked Potato
Frozen Nougat and Grilled Pineapple and Diced Strawberries
It was definitely a meal to remember. After dinner, we watched a few minutes of the Olympics and
then headed back to our boat for a good night’s sleep on freshly washed
sheets.
Mary, I am so loving these posts on your vacation -- seems just fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI told Bob and Lisa tonight we need to go next year with you guys!!!
I am so glad you are having a great time -- all of you looked so happy and relaxed!