On Friday the 13th, Mental Floss was underway at 0545 and ran Johnstone Strait in 2.5 hours all the way to Blackfish Sound. Wind was recorded as 2kts and I'm sure Brad Alvord could have waterskiied the entire 40 miles! Good decison confirmed. We now had several discussions about what to do, since the weather had so much influence on our potential itinerary and now is forecasted to be flat calm and hot for five straight days we can pretty much do whatever we want... so many possibilites it is difficult to choose!!! We decided to start salmon fishing and think about it. We relaxed and trolled from Parson Bay to Swanson Island past Flower Islet. Maren caught a small pink and at 3pm Daddy caught a 22lb king! We ducked into the Village Group of islands and anchored in a small bay on Crease Island called Goat Islet Anchorage. Two other boats gave us plenty of room as we vacuum packed salmon (all but one piece). The Village group is named for the First Nations people who occupied this area for centuries. From our spot we can see the beach at Mamaliliculla about 3 miles away, the site of a village that was repopulated in the 1930's and then eventually abandoned. A dinghy ride there tomorrow probably.
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