The rain is back with a vengeance.  The skies look like it will never stop, with one rain cell after another marching in. 

In between cells, however, I managed to get a couple of paddles in without getting too soaked.  The wind was actually more of a factor than the rain.  Although the wind was pretty calm in the anchorage, the wind and seas were pretty ugly out in Spiller Channel.  So, I got up early each morning, hoping to find some photo ops before the wind and seas got too much for me. 

On my first morning, I came across this red throated loon.

 

 

 

While I was gone paddling, Al went out to set our crab trap.

 

 

On my second day, I spotted this pair of loons fishing for breakfast.  The skies were black and ominous, making these photos look like black and whites.  These loons weren’t skittish at all, so I was able to take lots of photos, most of which were out of focus, because the seas were so choppy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I got back to the anchorage, I spotted this merganser hauled out on a nearby rock,   doing a bit of preening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Al pulled his crab trap, all he found was one female, no keepers.  Luckily, we still have crabs from Ocean Falls in the freezer.