George took the boys fishing one nice sunny day. A few dog fish were caught and enjoyable time was had by all three. They did see some whales and bears. 
Alex and Kelly left before the end of August. Before the boys left, they tried to bring the barge onto the rubber that was laid out on the flat. They were able to do it, but the rubber folded and the barge was not level so was starting to creak!!. It was moved off the next day.
After the boys left, George moved the rubber to a different spot on the beach. He moved the barge onto the rubber and fastened one end to the barge. He then proceeded to tow the barge around the bay so the rubber would flow underneath the barge. After a couple of passes around the bay he was able to get the rubber to flow flat under the barge. Doug came over a few days later and helped George fasten the other end of the rubber to the barge.I arrived back here on the 8th of September. Talk about mosquitoes!! The garlic oil that George sprayed in May had worn off and with the damp the mosquitoes return with a venegence. The 2 skeeter vacs that we have are working overtime. The mosquitoes are dissipating but slowly.
The corn in the garden is going to be quite nice. It is still developing. The carrots are getting big, the lettuce went to seed, the parsnips are growing and the potatoes are maturing. The lone pumpkin has lots of flowers but no pumpkins. The tomatoes are producing nicely. Only got 2 little cucumbers because the plants never grew and the cabbage is wormy. We will be adding soil and fertilizer for next year.
The black raspberries are ripening and I have picked some and froze them. I will be going over to Doug's to pick his. I am trying to get enough to make jam. (Doug says they make good jam, hint, hint).
George is busy fastening the rubber to the sides of the barge now. We have decided that we will not be open this year. This way we can concentrate on doing things properly. There is still quite a bit of work to do before we open.
The poppies are still blooming in the flower bed and I missed most of the glads. George says they were lovely. There are still roses on the rose vine!Yesterday, Sept 19 Doug took George and I to Port Neville to meet Lorna.
Port Neville is a historic site. The old store has been made into a gift shop/art gallery/museum. It is quite interesting.
Lorna was raised in Port Neville and still lives there. 
We also met Dave who lives across the bay from Lorna. His wife Peggy used to be a vet and is also an artist. It is her paintings that are in the art gallery. We really enjoyed our visit with both Lorna and Dave. It is always nice to meet people who live on the coast and to find out the history of the area.
Doug took us on a tour of the inlet and gave us a history of it. We were hoping to see grizzly bears but none were around. Port Neville is on the mainland and is only a short distance from Glendale Cove in Knights Inlet. Glendale Cove is known for Grizzly bears. We spent all day with Doug exploring the coast and learning the history. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
The mower on the lawn tractor is still broken, so I have been trying to mow the lawn with the push mower. It is quite slow going as the clover has gotten quite high and chokes out the mower. George's mother, aunt and uncle will be here in October and we want the place to look nice for them. Mowing the grass/weeds/clover will keep the mosquitoes at bay as well ( I hope).
It is quite foggy in the mornings and at times you can hear the lonely toot of a fog horn in Johnstone Strait. The weather is still nice with the sun shining almost everyday! I think we finally have summer!! Let's hope it stays this way until after Mary, Kitty and Bob leave. We have a few things planned but they depend on nice weather.
