BC Coast: Desolation Sound & Princess Louisa Inlet

The rocks, the water, the mountains, & clouds-- sublime!

We saw petroglyph.  I wouldn't have noticed it without the help of our guide.

Pretty amazing!!

The mountains reminded me of Asian paintings with many layers of greys.

Some clouds were to die for.

I was very surprised at how few birds I saw.

Surf scooters below.

Sundry gulls only at the beginning of our outing...

A 'pet' eagle that was called out by our captain. He had chicken in the boat's freezer for this eagle. The eagle knew the boat!!  The chicken is in its talons.

Then there was a small flotilla of red-headed mergansers. I call them the woodpeckers of the sea!  They can be hard to see.

                                One of the waterfalls was called Chatterbox Falls. 

Nearby was a sumptuous rain-forrest tree.

The rocks came in wonderful shapes & colors....

...& some were oystered...

 ....water yumminess....

& a favorite tree....I loved the exposed roots.

That's it for now.

flections/reflections

George & I went up the coast of BC to Lund.
We took two ferries to get there. Lund is at the end/beginning of highway 101. The next day we took a boat up to Desolation Sound.

George Vancouver named it back in the 1700s. But since then people discovered that there are patches of the sound that are warm enough for pleasurable swimming. This is a favorite place for sailors nowadays. 

There are thousands of islands along that inland waterway &  more passages & inlets. There's even a group called the Ragged Islands. Looking at a map it seems a most apt name. Lots of glacial activity formed all this.
In one narrow passage where we stopped for lunch, I was beset with reflections. It was both magical & a bit dizzying, disorienting. Suddenly the colors seem intense.  

I think this last one is my favorite. Maybe because it's so bestial!

That's it for now.