I got a late start this morning, so by the time I had breakfast and suited up, it was 1030 hrs.  Consequently the wind was already blowing about 15 knots by the time I launched my kayak. 

At the head of the cove an immature Bald Eagle spotted me and took flight.  I turned around hoping for another chance at getting a shot of him.  But, every time I got close enough to get a shot, he’d take flight again.  He was giving me a real workout.  Eventually, at the entrance to Grebe I was able to get a long shot of him, not a great shot, but I worked hard to get it.

 

 

I noticed that there is a lot of Salal growing in Grebe, and it has started blooming.

 

 

The remains of some huge trees that have washed up on the shore caught my eye.  This one looks like it’s been here awhile.  They must get some pretty strong winds blowing in here in the winter.

 

 

 

The wind was building again, so I had to turn around and head back for the boat, which mean’t paddling against the wind.…not fun, but a great workout. 

When I finally made it back to the boat, Al suggested moving over to Bootleg Cove, just across Retreat Passage.  Sounded good to me, since there wasn’t much to photograph in Grebe, and the wind was really whistling through the low spot at the head of the cove.   Twenty minutes later, we were enjoying the lovely, calm waters of Bootleg.  There must be crabs in Bootleg, because the anchorage was full of crab traps.  I was sorry I’d worn myself out paddling in Grebe, because there were a lot more birds to photograph in Bootleg.  Unfortunately, we won’t be staying long enough to re-launch the kayak tomorrow, since we’ve decided to head for Booker Lagoon early tomorrow morning, hoping to get some prawns before the commercial prawners clean the place out.