We’re up early and underway by 0630 hrs, headed for Klemtu for fuel, water and groceries.  That’s our plan anyway.  The wind and seas are calm, and we have miles of visibility — perfect.  As we head up Finlayson Channel, however, we can see fog in the distance.

As we watched a tug-with-tow disappear into the fog, Al called him on the VHF to ask what his visibility was.  He said he had about 500 yards, and warned us about a huge tree floating mid-channel.  It appeared that the fog is only in Finlayson Channel.  Klemtu Passage, up ahead, was clear.  That’s a stroke of luck.

About a mile into  Klemtu Passage, I looked out the windshield and was surprised to see this float plane headed right for us.

The fuel dock was full, but we were fortunate enough to find space at the dock where the locals tie up.

I spotted a lodge I’d never noticed before, the Spirit Bear Lodge — probably a community center.

We’ve been on a tour of the sweat lodge, which was very impressive.

I watched as a local couple paddled their canoe to the sweat lodge.

We walked up to the grocery store and were delighted to find that the ferry had delivered fresh stuff just two days ago.  We couldn’t believe our good fortune.  The ferry only comes every two weeks, and we didn’t know the schedule.  We found beautiful mangoes, pineapple, apples, pears, bananas, broccoli, onions, cauliflower, cabbage, bellpeppers, huge mushrooms that will be perfect for stuffing, milk, sour cream, and corn chips…unbelievable!  They usually have a few wilted carrots, a couple of onions and shriveled potatoes on offer.  But today, they were far better supplied than Shearwater.  Amazing! However, they did not have water on the fuel dock, because their river is dry.  So, we didn’t bother getting fuel, since we didin’t really need it, but were only going to fuel up so that we could get water.  Oh, well.  In no time, we were underway for Bottleneck Inlet, where we plan to hang out for a few days.   When we arrived at Bottleneck, a boat was just leaving.  We figured there were probably other boats in the anchorage, since this is a beautiful spot.  But, we were pleasantly surprised to find we had the whole place to ourselves.