On the way north, we stopped at the overlook above Seymour Narrows and the tide rips through that area of the Inside Passage. All four of us have traveled aboard the Alaska State Ferries through this area and have learned the history of Ripple Rock and the 1958 blast that blew the top of the rock off to make navigation safer. It was the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. Neil remembers his Dad talking about his travels through this area with the US Coast Guard.
The road narrowed to two lanes north of Campbell River, but there was not much traffic and we made good time on the way north. Pamela had booked us into the Cluxewe RV Resort just north of Campbell River and we pulled in around 1400 hours and quickly set up and drove back to Port McNeil for gas, groceries and a wonderful dinner at the Haida Way Lodge. We all four had the seafood grill, and we watched the Montreal hocky team loose to the Boston Bruins. The Canadians weren't happy with that, and it got worse--as in the later game, the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Chicago Blackhawks.
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| Fiver Parked at Seymour Narrows Overlook |
Tomorrow (Friday) is Good Friday, and an official holiday in Canada, and we are planning on taking the truck on the ferry over to Alert Bay on Cormorant Island and visit the Native village there. It will be the third ferry trip so far for Pamela and I, but this one is a little one (see below).
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| Ferry to Alert Bay--Our Good Friday Excursion |
We are right on the water here at Cluxewe, and we will stay here two nights and drive the short distance up to Port Hardy to catch the BC ferry to Prince Rupert on Saturday morning. We hope that you are having as much fun as we are, where ever you are!
Fair winds and calm seas,
Neil and Pamela
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