Stay Calm, Stay Calm!

 Day 18 was just a short 1.5nm cruise to Ruxton Island, Herring Bay.  With the destination being so close we told Skylar he could paddle the kayak over while we followed along in the big boat.  He had a blast all on his own navigating “the big water”.  Once anchored in Herring Bay it became evident this was not a good overnight moorage.  We decided to stay for the day and explore by dinghy but move along to Ladysmith just 10nm away.  This would get us some much-needed internet access (couldn’t get it in Nanaimo) for posting the blog.

Lunch on the boat then off in the dinghy to explore!  We cruised around the whole island looking for a beach but couldn’t find much.  Landing on some little fingers on the north end we explored the awesome sandstone and tiny beaches.  The bees have been relentless this whole trip.  Ava does the best around them.  We told her to just stay calm and they will go away.  Every time they come around she says in a quiet voice “stay calm, stay calm” she does, and they go away.  This time though it was Julies turn.  While taking a picture of a flower she got stung two times on the ankle!  “Don’t mess with my flower,” I guess.

Page Point marina in Ladysmith was a nice marina but not much going on.  Their restaurant is closed Monday and Tuesday and all the boats seemed to be permanent moorage.  A cat on the docks kept trying to get in our boat.  I found him in the pilothouse once!