Last Day to Fish ...

August 16, 2015

A beautiful morning travelling out of the harbour ...

catching site of this tall sailing ship on shore ...

When we reached the area where we wanted to go fishing ...

there were hundreds of boats ...

apparently there was a fishing derby ...

I caught this salmon amongst all those boats ... was a great feeling ...

We then headed to a completely different area ...

to focus on catching Halibut ... which we did ...!!!

Mike actually caught a Stingray and a Ling Cod ...

Afternoon ... calm waters ... beautiful scenery ...

I remember when we were here a few years ago

this boat on shore had been beached for a number of years ... and never repaired ...

thought it was an interesting photo shot ...

Once on shore ... at the cleaning station ...

the fish were cleaned and filleted ...

we also fed the birds ... and this young Eagle ...

Later back at the hotel ...

the fish was cut and placed in vacuumed sealer bags ...

and taken to the quick freeze freezer ...

The view from our room of the other side of the harbour ... with a beautiful sunset ...

while we waited for the salmon to cook on the BBQ

Some cooked rice and vegetables made a delicious dinner ...

for our last meal on the Island ...

August 17, 2015

Packing up the fish into the insulated styrofoam coolers ...

making sure we did not go over 50lbs in each box.

Mike gave Ron a hand with getting the boat ready for him to head home as well ...

One last picture of the harbour in Ucluelet ...

before we made our way back to Nanaimo

Before heading to the airport ...

we were invited for lunch at Ron & Melinda's home ...

Ron and Mike have worked together on the projects up in Fort St. John ...

and have known each other for many years ...

I enjoyed seeing his container garden ... amazed at the growth of his vegetables ...

We had a lovely time ... !!!

Leaving Vancouver for home ...

a few shots from the window of the plane ...

Arriving home ... with all our frozen fish ... 130lbs ...

it took us awhile to pack the salmon and halibut into the freezer ...

well worth the time it took ...

for us to enjoy many delicious meals ...

What an awesome fishing trip ... !!!

Wishing my dear friend Dagmar ...

a Happy Birthday today ...

September 13, 2015

xoxo