Mellowing in Montague...

 

Today ended up being mostly a work day as I have a proposal I need to get out on Monday.   So, we did pretty much nothing outside of a nice hike and an evening dingy ride.


We took off this afternoon for a hike around the Montague Harbour Marine Provincial Park.


Obviously, it was about low tide, which exposed the bedrock and sedimentary layers of (limestone? shale?)


It may look like tree bark, but it's the rock.
A Great Blue Heron as versus the mediocre blue heron?  Or the not-quite-up-to-snuff blue heron?  That's a tough moniker to have to live with, being great all the time...

I think it is a Great Blue Pterodactyl...  What do you think?


Beautiful old oak tree with boughs to the water.
Oysters everywhere.   This must have been a popular spot for the indigenous peoples.   I wonder if they wore pearls?

Our intrepid author hard at work.

A view back to the anchorage.  So many boats left today (Yea!).

Back to the boat for dinner.   Grilled halibut steaks with a cherry tomato, lemon garlic, caper butter sauce over rice, baked asparagus spears, and spinach salad.

Mighty tasty!

Thank you again to Roberta and John from Happy Talk, our halibut connection!   We are here to help, anytime!


Another beautiful sunset.

Tomorrow, we are off to Poet's Cove in Bedwell Harbour on South Pender Island.   That is just north of the Canada-US border.   We will cross over the following day (presuming our government will allow us back in).

See Ya...

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  1. TeriAugust 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM

    I think that is the first photo of you in shorts since you headed up north. Welcome back to the heat...

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