I got up early the first morning, anxious to go exploring in my kayak. I’d always wanted to poke around inside the two lagoons on the north and south ends of the inlet. The north lagoon wasn’t too interesting, but the south lagoon was really beautiful. There are several separate cozy little coves, rather than one open lagoon. Any one of these little coves would be a beautiful spot to anchor, if it were not for the fact that the entrance to all of them is extremely shallow.

     

While paddling in the south lagoon, I spotted this robin, scurrying all over the rocks exposed at low tide, finding various gastronomical delights. Robins don’t set still for long, so getting a decent shot was challenging to say the least. I had to maneuver my kayak into position, while dealing with a fairly strong current, get my camera out from the protection of my jacket, get the lens cap off, turn it on, and then hope the robin was still there. Very frustrating!

There were a pair of loons that hung out in the anchorage also. Unfortunately, they were very wary, never venturing too close to the boat.

The scotters were even harder to capture.

The second day, a sailboat, named Airloom, anchored nearby.

We watched as the couple set their crab trap and went out fishing. A little later in the day, the sailboat’s owner, Larry, came over and gave us three crabs, all cleaned and ready to cook! The next day, Larry and his wife, Bernadette, came by after fishing and gave us three rock fish. Now, that’s neighborly.

Larry’s dog, Chester, goes with them everywhere. I can’t imagine trying to land a fish with a very curious dog aboard. You’ve got to love him though, with a face like this.

Almost makes you want to get a dog……..almost.