It rained all night, but this morning we have a bit of blue sky.  I got up early, hoping I wouldn’t have to contend with wind today.  The water was flat calm.  I set out toward the entrance, hoping to find some wildlife.  I paddled for over an hour without spotting anything.  It was a beautiful day, however, and I found several small creeks along the way.

 

 

 

 

 

I was paddling right against the shore, which got quite shallow at times, with as little as 6 or 8 inches under me.  That’s when I spotted the egg collar of a moon snail.  I was so excited.  I know it doesn’t look like much, but you don’t see them very often.  The moon snail lays thousands of eggs in this rubbery collar.

 

 

After dinner we decided to head for Green Island Anchorage, at the entrance to Fish Egg Inlet.  The wind was blowing 15-25 nots, so when we got close to the entrance to Fish Egg the water got pretty nasty.  Luckily, we only had to suffer for about 20 minutes before we were in the protected waters of Illahie Inlet.  There was a boat anchored in our favorite spot, but we managed to tuck in between two islands.  It was so nice to get out of the wind and ugly seas.