Shearwater

I recognize this post is a bit...late. But I never remember to take my camera when we go to town!

"Town" is generally Shearwater. Which, you will see in this post, is not much of a town at all. The "big city", on the other hand, is Bella Bella.

Now first, it seems many of you still don't really know where we are. For shame! Google maps is your friend. But to help you out, click on this link. Zoom in, zoom out, click on markers, go crazy!

http://www.zeemaps.com/map?group=283792&x=-128.1196&y=52.1583&z=6

Now that you know what part of the world we live in, here's some Shearwater details. But first, I can't let a post slip by without mention of the weather! So notice the beautiful sky in all of these pictures, and how everyone is out and about, enjoying this lovely Saturday afternoon.

The town:

The restaurant/bar/only place to eat out:

The shopping strip- includes laundromat, showers, toy store, and coffee/boutique/hair dresser:

The grocery store and post office in foreground, the hardware store/marine store/boat yard/engine repair in the background:

The hardware store/marine store (boat yard/engine repair in background):

Main Street:

The "sporty lodge", where all the sport fishermen stay in the summer. This lodge came in on a barge, and is still on a barge. They simply filled in gravel behind it. You can still see the rubber barge edges as you walk in the front door. This way you have a waterfront view and if (when) the fish all bugger off from this coast because there is a -ok, I said no more political blogging- They can simply move the resort to the new great fishing spot - which hopefully someone discovers soon on an as-of-yet undiscovered perfectly habituated planet in a new solar system...

The dock. Filled with fishing boats this day because of a gale coming in (it blew 50 knots that night). In the summer- packed with cruisers. In the winter- completely and eerily empty:

And there you have it. Your Shearwater tour is complete. Now COME VISIT and see it for yourself.