We’re heading for Nash Narrows this morning, so I was up at 0530 hrs, so that I could get in one more paddle in this beautiful place.

I headed in the opposite direction this morning. I had to get through another narrow shallow passage that dries at lower low tide, and this being a Spring Tide, the water would be pretty skimpy. Just before the entrance, I spotted what I thought was a crow…. turned out to be this darling mink, just sitting there, trying to figure out if I was a threat or not. I’ve never seen a mink sitting. They’re usually scampering over the rocks at low tide, looking for breakfast and not wasting any time, for fear they might wind up being some eagle’s breakfast. He’d obviously been for a swim and looked like a drowned rat. I tried to move as little as possible getting my camera out and focused on him. I managed to get this one shot before he took off for cover.

I continued on, thinking I was heading for the northern entrance to Troup Narrows. I paddled and paddled and never did find the entrance. But, I did spot this family of otters fishing in the shallow water along the beach. They kept popping their heads up out of the water to check me out. You could almost see the wheels turning, wondering, “What that heck is that?”

I’d been out almost 2 hours and was concerned about getting back through that passage, so I turned around and started paddling with gusto. It’s a good thing I turned around when I did, because I barely made it through. When I told Al that I never found the north entrance to Troup Passage, he informed me that Troup Passage is in the opposite direction. Oh, well. As soon as I had a little breakfast, we pulled the anchor and headed for Nash Narrows, just a couple of hours north of here.

We had a nice cruise up to Nash, and were delighted to find no one in the anchorage. Good thing, because there really isn’t a lot of room in the anchorage. However, the seals and seagulls were gone, which was disappointing.