July 27 - 31

Pruth Bay

There was a gill net opening again this year on the day we traveled to Pruth Bay.

The fog is starting now -- the North coast and Alaska has a name for the month of August -- Fogest!

The first day at Pruth Bay was pretty foggy.

There were a couple of Krogens there.  We always seem to run into a Krogen or two - or three in Pruth Bay!

A large boat at anchor was adjusting the lines on its skiff and the skiff got away and just floated around for a bit!  Some fellow boater jumped in their dingy and rescued it and returned it to the owner!  Jim was away fishing when it happened, otherwise I'm sure he would have gone off and rescued it.  It was quite the large skiff and the guy who did the rescuing had only a small dingy.

I didn't want to seem like I was taking photos!!  It was a bit of entertainment for me while Jim was out "fishing"  We have found that Jim is best to stick with crabs and prawns - and rockfish!

Lilly having a bit of a tear about the pilothouse.

The sun came out - and it got a little windy. We always enjoy our time at Pruth Bay.

Lilly enjoying the sun. She has many spots on the boat she likes to hang out.

Lilly is starting to get tired of the traveling!  Once we start heading south we often travel every day and she is not as fond of the traveling.  She prefers to stay put for a few days.


The day after we arrived at Pruth Bay, Jenny injured her knee again.  She was in quite a bit of pain and not walking well - and only on three legs.

Taking her to shore became quite difficult.  The dock is very long and steep.  We started taking the skiff  to the boat ramp and then Jim would carry her up to the first piece of grass he could find - get her to do what she needed to do and then carry her back to the skiff.  The owners ( Christine and Eric ) of Hakai Institute came down to see what we were up to a couple of times!  The boat ramp is set up for large supply barges and not really for visitors to use.

We had some pain medication for Jenny that we were able to give her.  We met a Vet from the Vancouver area and she gave us some good advice.

So as is life -- plans change.  We needed to head south to find a Vet and get her some more medication.  We had to wait for a few days because of a wind warning but as soon as we were able to leave we pulled anchor and headed to Millbrook Cove - a staging spot for crossing Cape Caution.

As it turned out - the day we left was not the best for traveling, the wind was down but the seas were really rough and Lilly was very ( VERY ) unhappy.  It was a pretty miserable trip to Millbrook Cove. There were a number of boats out on the water and some of them were bouncing around way more than we were!

We saw a bunch of Humpback whales on the trip though - so that was nice - and we didn't hit any!

The tough part when Jenny is on three legs is getting her to shore.  Millbrook Cove does not have the best shore for her to begin with.  Jim always seems to find a spot and make it work for Jenny.  He was carrying her on and off the skiff and she was just hopping as far as she could.  She was in a lot of pain and we were giving her pain medication every 12 hours.

August 1st - we put the poles down and the fish in the water and set out to cross Cape Caution.  It was an uneventful crossing!  The seas were mostly flat and we made good time!  No one barfed!

We were hoping to go to Port McNeill and stay at North Island Marina and then go to the Vet there, make some phone calls to our Vet and decide what to do about Jenny.  As it turned out the  North Island marina was full - so we changed plans and went to Port Hardy instead.