August 03-06, 2008

A few things have been happening in the last couple of days.
The new dock sections are being completed and Christine is busy working on the walkway railings. She has done most of these railings by herself. Here is her and Kelly cutting wood for the walkways.




We saw our first Lion's Mane Jellyfish the other day. These are quite huge with tentacles up to 6o ft long. DO NOT TOUCH, as their sting is deadly.

Christine and I will be leaving on Friday to go back to Alberta to help Melissa move and for Christine's operation. George and the boys will have to fend for themselves for awhile! It should be interesting!

Breakfast is always interesting for the kids. One day it is "heart stopper"buns and the next day it can be pancakes. Today George made a creation of pancakes, ham and eggs all in one. Puts meat on the bones!!

Have not seen any more bears. We think they have moved on. The hummingbirds are still around for awhile, but most of the robins are gone. Soon we will be getting the birds from the north as alot of birds winter here.

July 23-August 2, 2008

Again the time has gone fast!! Much has been done in the last two weeks. The docks have been moved from beside the estuary to beside the existing dock.


Kelly and Christine rode the dock while Alex pulled it with the Black Banana (20 ft Zodiac we bought at an auction, good investment). The dock sections were secured on the beach out front.
The barge itself is getting a good facelift on the outside. One side is completely done.














The kids have been having fun. Kelly and Christine swam in the estuary on a really hot day and Kelly decided to dive off the walkway during high tide.

Our prawn catching is doing not too bad, if we can keep the starfish out of the trap and if we can also keep our traps. We have a tendency to lose the trap. 3 so far this year! We have had several prawn curries so far as when we catch the prawns, they are partially cooked and froze. When there is enough for a good feed, away we go. Good eats!!



All three have gone fishing and Kelly has been really excited about some of the fish that he has caught. The ratfish was especially interesting. Alex caught a 20 lb 4ft ling cod just the other day and we had a good feed. We still have a filet in the freezer for next time.The head of the cod went into the crab trap so hopefully we can have a feed of crab. Not bad fixin's for being just in front of the dock.

Marine Link came in on the 31st with a few lifts of lumber. The kids were quite excited. It was the first time that Alex and Kelly had seen a landing craft delivering supplies. Marine Link does charters for tourists and the boys were quite chatty with them. The charter is a way for tourists to see the working coast and how people live on the coast.

We all went to Kate and Joel's for a weiner roast last night. A good time was had by all. Today is a day off for the kids and they are catching up on some much needed sleep!!

We went to town last Monday/Tuesday and when we returned the boys had to go get the dock pieces. They were in several places around the bay. Luckily they were all found and none the worse for wear! George has to give the boys a good lesson in knot tying!!

Christine and I will be going back to Alberta on Friday, Aug 8 as she has an operation on her knee on the 19th and we are also helping our daughter Melissa move to Edmonton.

Hopefully the garden is still okay when I return. The squirrels are eating the peas and the earwigs like the head lettuce.