• C-TravelerBritish Columbia CoastTraveler
    This photo got stuck in my iPhone, so it didn't make the upload last night.
    Mama bear was about 50 yards from her cubs.The cubs.Another photo of the cubs.While there was mostly written graffiti, there was this one drawing.Perhaps an old wharf at Green BayThe Northern Sea Wolf overtaking me.An old tug at the Tallheo CanneryTallheo CanneryC-Traveler at the F dock in Bella Coola. Northern Sea Wolf at the ferry dock.Just some Bella Coola information for anyone else that might come here.Current Bella Coola fuel prices. Cheapest along our cruise so far.Just some more Bella Coola information.My Inreach track today.

    Bella Coola

    May 31 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F

    Woke up this morning and watched some bears outside my window. They were over on the other side of the bay. Eucott reviews talk about the bears, so it’s definitely a place to see them. This morning it looked to be a mama and two older cubs. Mike and Bill took off early as they were going to go check out a couple other hot springs on the way to Bella Coola, and anchor out somewhere along the way for the night. I had planned to stay one more night in Eucott Bay, but ended up heading to Bella Coola today. I’ll spend two nights in the marina. Bill and Mike ended up anchoring about 7nm away at Green Bay, and will come here tomorrow. We’ll fuel up here tomorrow and plan to leave early Tuesday morning. I turned out of Eucott Bay this morning, back on Dean Channel, then Lobouchare Channel to Burke Channel. Right after turning onto Burke Channel, around Mesachie Nose, I noticed a lot of graffiti on a large rock face on the north side. I had a good tail current of at least 1 mph coming down Lobouchare and some current on Burke. Burke splits at Tallheo Point into the North Bentinck Arm, which ends at Bella Coola, and South Bentinck Arm, which is where Bill and Mike explored a little more. It got a little choppy as I got closer to Bella Coola. But the area is known to almost always be windy. Green Bay, where the Nooseseck River comes in, had what appeared to have been a wharf at one time. Just before Bella Coola, and on the other side of the Bentinck Arm, is an old Cannery, the Tallheo Cannery. The BC Ferry, Northern Sea Wolf, passed me today on her way into Bella Coola. I found space here in the marina, which has a lot of boats, but most dock space is first come first serve. And we are still fairly early in the season. And there is still plenty of space for Bill and Mike when they get here. One last note. Regarding my Starlink. I was told by some on FB groups that 100GB would not be enough. Well, at midnight tonight, I'll be giving up close to 20 of my 100 GB. Anyone considering getting Starlink, if you are just using it for email and daily blogging, 100 GB is enough. I've been dong a lot more scrolling on social media in the last couple of days, just to get the data I paid for. lol! When I don't have access to cell phone data, I only use about 1 GB a day, 2 GB max. The 100 GB roam plan is plenty in my use of it.Read more