7/4 - Scobell Island in Desolation Sound

Happy 4th of July everyone!!! We left Pender at 6:40am, with hazy skies & no wind, heading for Malispina Strait. Ripple water the whole way to Desolation Sound. Arrived at 12:40 got our toys tied to the side of the boat (dinghy & 1 kayak, the other to come later, anchor dropped since its been windy here & rafted to our friends, the Kippers. Its been cloudy & drizzling since we arrived. There are 5 boats in the raft right now.

3 of the girls spent the afternoon teaching me how to play canasta (everyone seems to have a different version). We had a lot of laughs & even some martinis delivered by one of the guys! Then back to our respective boats to prepare for the real cocktail hour that started around 7:00. It was awesome - all the fish was freshly caught: smoked salmon that was so moist, prawns, barbequed ling cod with a rub & lemon pepper & hummus with veggies. We all said we didn't need dinner but went back to our boats again to get our sides. Dinner was small barbequed steaks circled with bacon, a salad, rice & a curry chicken dish. Because there were 10 of us, we split onto 2 boats for dinner. Some how we all managed to finish most of the food.

It started raining heavily late in the afternoon & poured all night. It's expected to be that way for a couple of days.