Pierre's at Echo Bay

N 50'45.152, W 126'29.870
Pierre's at Echo Bay, Gilford Island

Yesterday we got up leisurely and waited for some of the fog to lift. We stopped by the marina at Kwatsi bay and filled our water tanks and bought some jam and chutney at the store. The cruisers were on the deck waiting to watch the World Cup finals.

We practiced with our radar and motored our way thought the fog over to Pierre's at Echo Bay. This is a great place. We stopped here two years ago on our trip to the Broughtons and our friends, Dan and Madeline Sego flew up and joined us here for a few days.

The previous owner acquired one of the floating pontoons from the old I90 bridge and has it towed up here. It is now the site of the grocery store and the famous pig roasts on Saturday nights. They have a Weber 8million that they use to roast an entire pig. It is quite the BBQ. Tonight we joined the cruiser crowd for Fish & Chips night. It was great fresh halibut.

A lot of the marinas in this area host potlucks and dinners such as the Saturday night pig roast to encourage community among the cruisers as well as to encourage boaters to stay at the marina. It is fun and we join in a bit but we also like quiet anchorages too.

Today was spent doing laundry, boat chores, etc. With wireless access at the marina, I was able to catch up on email, the blog, as well as checking on finances and bills. No matter how far we get, they are still there. Rich installed a step to go over the refrigeration tubing between the compressor in the aft stateroom closet and the refrigeration/freezer in the galley. Yesterday we washed the salt off the boat from the rapids and Johnstone Straits.

No worries,

SV Windarra