Day 11

Looks like he's back in Queen Charlotte City!

From Joanne:,

He is in QCC staying at a lovely B&B/Hotel he says. Closer to the harbor, a room with a view.

He and I were talking earlier in the day about how he was going to get back. Weather warning out for tomorrow on south island and he thought it would go up the Straight. So he had a few options to discuss the last of which, he thought, he might fly out to Vancouver and go back later to pick up the jetski. We talked for awhile of other possibilities but settled on that one. This was about 5 pm. As he was heading out to go for dinner he spotted a jet ski go by!!! another one in QCC??? so he watch where it landed and went to speak to its owner....well a long story shortened he may have found an empty trailer heading back to the mainland on Wed....so go figure the possibility of that happening just after we were talking about how to get home!!! The owner, a she, will even drop it off at the lake as she is headed for Seaschelt....what luck is that!!!!

So now for his adventures on the South Island. He has met some very "eclectic" folks and had many coincidents along the way.

He used the floating lodge at Crescent Inlet as his home base for 3 nights. There were other travelers as well, the kayakers from "Moresby Adventure Group" one of which was a PO he met before through work. Others were some adventure authors who write articles or books on places like the floating lodge. So way out in the middle of no where he meets up with a couple, Peter and Carla Vassilopoulas of Pacific Yachting magazine whom he had met 3 years previous on his trip to Alaska...again what are the chances. Also at the Floating lodge was Michael McCarty of the national Traveler magazine. He says they had a great visit. Such a small world out in the middle of lots and lots of space.

On his way back from Rose Inlet on the southern tip, he was passing trough very tight Burnaby narrows when a zodiac is coming his way.. he and the fellow wave ..slow down and the other fellow asks " are you Jack"...by now he has a bit of a reputation....turns out is is Andrew the pilot of the float plane company Jack connected with prior to leaving . He told Andrew "my wife made me contact you for possible emerge relief" so just think Jack, if not for me, you would have passed this fellow in the middle of no where and you would not have know him!!! All these small little run ins are definitely making the trip very enjoyable.

This morning he was in no particular rush and was sitting on the floating dock when he heard the noise of whales passing by...sure enough right in front of the dock d pod of Orca's......that would be so exciting!!! then he took out a kayak to go to the end of the islet where he saw bears and deer. Must be a beautiful place.

Jack says this trip is not one of the plans on his bucket list because he does not believe it should be called a bucket list. All life's adventures should be taken advantage of as they present themselves. Not overly planned. He says he is having a good time, very happy he went, a bit disappointed he did not get around the whole island esp.. the west coast but he will have to do that once he has a plane or buy a bigger machine that can go farther on less gas =) He also pointed out the Hectic Straight is the worlds 4th most dangerous body of water....ahhh great to know now that you do not have to cross it again. Thanks for small mercies and the lady who will be giving his a lift back.

Tomorrow is a trip to Masset where he will overnight then back to QCC to catch his lift on Wed pm. He should be at the lake Thurs pm