Monday July 29: Jumbo Bay – A Day of Rainbows

 Today was finally a day of sun and clouds – more blue sky than not. And a rainbow in the morning to boot! It had lightly rained last night and the weather was vastly improved so it was time to move on from Whitefish falls. One last internet fix and we were on our way – to Jumbo Bay and the fish!

It really was the perfect travel day after three days of overcast, cloudy and rainy. Still unseasonably cold but way more enjoyable than the ride coming into the Bay of Islands. I have to say I didn't think I'd be wearing jeans, long sleeve shirt and jacket at the end of July!

Tried calling the kids today – not much luck as the phones often are “looking for service”. Guess we really are away from it all ….

Evening in Jumbo Bay produces no fish but did produce a second rainbow for the day – and it hadn't even rained on us! It was a double for a short period of time but the really neat part was when the single cloud moved in between us and the rainbow. I'm not sure I've ever seen that before.

It was a very quiet night with no wind and what a spectacular sunrise – not that I saw it – again ….. Steve's comment was that he just couldn't stop taking pictures. Here's a few of what he took:

On the right is what happens to your anchor line when the wind is so crazy calm: it just floats in circles around the front of the boat. We like line that floats because it's much easier to keep from running it over with the engine!


It was a good start to a good day. Destination for tonight? The Benjamin Island groups – one of the most unique and popular anchorages in the North Channel!