As we traveled on towards Ell Cove, we were treated to our secod viewing of bubblenet feeding by humpback whales. I got video shots and Suzie got an excellent still shot - National Geographic quality. About a dozen whales treated us to quite a show.
In tiny Ell Cove we found ourselves with 6 other boats; DX and Boru rafted to us and Gale, Silent Sun, Perigee, and Sea Tex all free anchored.
The next day we made the short trip down to beautiful Takatz Bay where Mercy and Boru rafted alongside. At low tide a crab pot buoy appeared rather close behind our boats. Since it was a hazard to navigation, we pulled it, straightened out the tangled line and reset it, but not before we took the 30-some legal crab and divided them between the boats.
Baranof Warm Springs was our next stop. Finding the docks full we rafted onto Mercy and Boru to DX. That evenig we had a great get together, eats and drinks on Mercy. They are the only boat in our group big enough to hold 12 comfortably. We showed our whale video among ooohs and aaahs and promised to make a DVD for everyone if we ever get our computer back. Larry and Sandy, Mercy's Texas guests left on a float plane that had some difficulty getting in and out due to the fog.
We moved to the outside of the dock after some boats including Mercy moved on. The new bathhouse was much appreciated and much used. The water is pretty hot and had some sulphur smell, but we enjoyed the bath anyway.
7-23 Mercy left Red Bluff Bay as we came in. Dx was out pulling his prawn trap. When he told us that he got nada, zip, zero we decided not to put ours down. DX came back in the bay and rafted to us along with Boru. Other boats included: Jamal, Alaskan Song, Nereida, Silent Sun, Sea Call, Snow Goose and Alaskan Story.
The bay was filled with pinks that were jumping and turning like ballerina dancers. They made me laugh when I thought of them as popcorn fish. All the fishermen had a great time catching and releasing.
Boru had an overheating problem, so they had to run slower across a very well mannered Chatham Strait to Honeydew Cove where we found Passage already anchored.
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