July 5 – Klu Bay

The weather continued to improve overnight and the day dawned only partly cloudy with significant sun breaks. The winds are calm so the water was glassy as we pulled our crab and prawn trap. The crab trap had one very feisty keeper missing a claw (probably the result of his attitude). The prawn trap was bare of prawns but did have a half dozen or so really interesting small crab/lobster crustaceans. Since we couldn’t identify them, we threw them back into the water.

Today’s destination was Klu Bay, a short distance from Neets Bay but the route required going back out to Behm Canal and travelling north a short distance before cutting in again. We motored slowly in order to give a reasonable length of time for the alternator to recharge our batteries. 

Just before entering Klu Bay, while still in the deeper waters of Shrimp Bay, we dropped the prawn trap. Will let it soak overnight and will check it tomorrow with our dinghy.

Klu Bay has a USFS mooring buoy but the luck we enjoyed in Misty Fiords ran out and someone else was already using it. One other boat was also anchored. We dropped our anchor in the water as well and let out over 300 feet of chain to give us sufficient scope in the nearly 100 feet we were anchored in. Fortunately, Klu Bay is large with plenty of room to swing.

In the afternoon, we watched a black bear cruise shore grazing on the lush grass. Until the fish begin running in earnest and the berries ripen, grass is a big part of a bear’s diet.

Today’s mileage – 18.9

Cumulative mileage – 1010.7

Current position