July 29 dockside at Ocean Falls

This is our 4th night here and we have really enjoyed getting to know the residents of Ocean Falls who are also known as the "Rain People". You would never know it from our time here but this community normally receives 150 inches of rain each year. The town's name denotes the falls that come over the dam but also the fact that it is where the "ocean falls". Those of us from the Pacific Northwest can relate to that.

We had planned to leave at 5 AM this morning but postponed that due to unusually high winds this AM. Hoping tomorrow AM will bring calm winds and seas heading south to Duncaby Landing. From there we will watch for the perfect conditions to make our next big "crossing" in an area of open seas around to Sullivan Bay.

Have met up with several other boats here...a few will be leaving in the AM also. One particular vessel the "Lucky Lady" would be nice people to travel with but they have a 61 foot Ocean Alexander Pilothouse boat and cruise at 20 knots. Don't think our 8 knot cruising speed could even keep us in the same body of water but they have promised to call "back" to us on the VHF radio and let us know how the seas or treating them...of course their boat "rides" a bit different in the water than ours so we will have to take that into account.

More later when we "wash up" at a new destination.

Gary & Linda (the old salts on Old Bro)

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