We got into Prince of Wales Island about 6:30 p.m. and drove to our campsite in the middle of the island, Eagle Nest Campground. No Eagles. Weather was really gray, and it began to rain in the middle of the night. It rained off and on all day, but by 3:00 it was fairly steady. We spent the day driving around the island, hoping to find something interesting to see, or do. Since the island had been heavily logged and re-forested, there are lots of roads and logging trails to explore. However, many parts the forest are so thick you cannot see anything past a couple of feet. Kind of eerie. We saw many of the native sitka black-tailed deer and one black bear. The picture here of the fawns was taken after we scared the mother into the forest, and left the fawns by themselves. She was so brave to protect her young! They stood there for quite some time not knowing what to do.
We drove to Sandy Beach on the northeast side of the island, and found the beach full of driftwood logs. It was very windy here. We also stopped at Ratz Cove and were able to see spouting whales off in the distance in the Clarence Straight. One of the whales breeched; Phil says it was a humpback. (Still have not seen an Orca, by the way). After driving in the rain for a couple of hours, and not looking forward to camping and cooking in the rain, we happened upon a few cabins… and the best thing was that it was Phil’s idea, not mine! So, we moved into a small bungalow cabin with bunks, took showers, cooked up dinner and played Texas Hold ‘Em for a couple of hours. When we checked in, the man told us that simple rain was a good day on Prince of Wales Island… then he gave us a few fresh shrimp to eat. Phil did not behead them in front of Tyler since a couple of them were still alive (our animal lover would have probably grabbed them and tossed them into the creek, saying “be free”). They were good shrimp.
We drove to Sandy Beach on the northeast side of the island, and found the beach full of driftwood logs. It was very windy here. We also stopped at Ratz Cove and were able to see spouting whales off in the distance in the Clarence Straight. One of the whales breeched; Phil says it was a humpback. (Still have not seen an Orca, by the way). After driving in the rain for a couple of hours, and not looking forward to camping and cooking in the rain, we happened upon a few cabins… and the best thing was that it was Phil’s idea, not mine! So, we moved into a small bungalow cabin with bunks, took showers, cooked up dinner and played Texas Hold ‘Em for a couple of hours. When we checked in, the man told us that simple rain was a good day on Prince of Wales Island… then he gave us a few fresh shrimp to eat. Phil did not behead them in front of Tyler since a couple of them were still alive (our animal lover would have probably grabbed them and tossed them into the creek, saying “be free”). They were good shrimp.
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Wow! Your blog is like reading a novel! I had some catching up to do as I haven't logged on in over 3 weeks and just spent almost an hour reading all of your entries and viewing all of the pics....and thoroughly enjoyed it, by the way! It looks like you all are having a fantastic time but I can only imagine you must be getting homesick. We were gone for 10 days and were ready to be home. I love all of the wildlife pics (and especially got a kick out of Grizzly Adams a/k/a Phil) and the views are just spectacular! I'm sure they were absolutely breathtaking in person. Looking forward to seeing you all when you return (or actually when I return as we leave on the 26th to OR for 5 days - maybe we'll see you on the road! :)
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