We have a big day ahead of us this morning. We’ll be heading to Shearwater to do our provisioning and fueling, and getting rid of our trash. When we leave Shearwater we won’t be in civilization again until Prince Rupert, some time after the first of August. So, we were up at 0600 hrs, hoping to be first in line for the fresh produce that arrived this morning.

When we got to the dock in Shearwater, we were told that the grocery store wouldn’t open until 1300 hrs, because they were still unloading freight. Oh, well. Al went to check out the marine hardware store, while I worked on my photos, and before we knew it, it was time to head back to the grocery store.

The produce was very disappointing. They didn’t even have bananas! They did have fresh dairy items and eggs, and I managed to find a good pineapple, mangoes, apples, plums, honeydews, blue berries, zucchini, carrots, fresh asparagus, green beans, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, yams, potatoes, onions and mushrooms, so we won’t starve.

As soon as we were fueled up, we headed for Discovery Cove, in Troup Narrows, just a short run from Shearwater. The wind had come up a bit, but we managed to get into protected waters before it got nasty. Al fixed us a delicious ribeye steak dinner that was to die for.