The weather blew all night and into today. A gale warning in place so I decided to sit another day in the cosy anchorage and carry on doing bits and bobs. The sun came out and the weather was beautiful out of the wind. I completely filled my day with activities and the time flew by.
I spent some time watching a River Otter fishing around the boat, he came very close and didn’t see me in the cockpit. I wanted to take a photo but knew if I moved he would be gone. There are also some weasel like creatures running around in the woods. I don’t know what they are but there entertaining.
The mother of all jelly Fish turned up, never seen anything like it. It looked disgusting, like a big blob of putrefied matter, the colour was yellow changing to orange and red with long thick dark red coloured tentacles. The thing was very mobile and swimming around not like the usual blobby Jelly Fish. Just the one.
I bought some petrol in Bella Bella to try running the outboard. Hey presto, it ran this afternoon. I now need to check the gear oil and get some two stroke oil and I will have a motorised pig.
It’s a full moon tonight and a near five-meter tide. I reckon that means the weather will be calm tomorrow morning before the forecast North Westerly gale sets in. If it looks good I will get away early and make some headway before the headwinds kick in.
Logged 20th May 2016. Image: http://www.mnn.com
The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson 
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