Seal Frenzy!!!

Today was a good day. It started great, with us being able to sleep in as late as we wanted. Tyler got up at around 8:30 and I got out of bed at 9:00ish. Kitten slept right beside me all night and I love it when she does that. It makes me feel like she loves me as much as I love her. It makes me feel like she appreciates how many times I scoop her litter box. She is a good kitty.

For breakfast, Tyler made special pancakes. They were special because Tyler put chocolate chips in them. There is nothing like having warm melty chocolate, butter and syrup in the morning. So tasty. After that, we sat on the couch. Not the most exciting way to spend a day off, but it was relaxing and also fun. We were also waiting for a text from my friend/co-worker. The plan was to go out on her husbands boat.

We finally got the text and went out onto the warf to wait for Tom and Cheryl to bring the boat around. We met up with them and got on the boat. We started out heading south, past the ferry terminal and into a big bay area. We looped around the bay and came back up north. We were about 25 feet away from the shore and it was about 100 feet deep. I can't even imagine the huge drop that was...because it creeps me out.

We continued north and kept on going. They showed us a really old totem pole that we have been trying find since we got here. It is closer then we thought. It was really cool. It basically looked like a pole with a nose on it. It was hard to see because it was kind of buried by trees. But at least now we can kayak there one sunny day.

Tom is a crab fisher so we headed to where he has 2 traps set up. I was a little nervous about when he brought the traps out of the water. I am kind of scared of ocean critters so when he did pull the trap up and there were 5 crab in there, I kind of freaked out a bit. It was really cool but a little scary. We then went to the next trap. When he pulled that trap up, there were way more crab and a sun fish in there. The sun fish was huge and it stunk. There were a lot of crab in there and Tom had to flip the trap upside down. All the crab fell out and start sliding around the boat floor.

We also got to see some really cool Heiltsuk wall paintings. To me, it looked like a moose standing like a person with a long tail. Not sure if that is what it was, but it still looked really cool.

We were boating past a huge rock pile and Tyler thought he saw some seals. When we turned around, there were about 40 seals, relaxing on the rocks. When the boat got closer, all the seals went into the water and started bobbing in the water, with their cute little seal heads popping up in the water.

We then went to Shearwater for dinner. It was better tasting then the food from the restaurant in town. We had a good time and came back home. Tom ended up giving us about 3 huge crabs. When we brought them home, Tyler put them on the counter and Kitty started freaking out over them. I tried to calm her down by bringing her closer to them while in my arms, but that didn't work. She still freaked out, so Tyler put them in the fridge. Tyler is going to bring them when he goes back home.

The weather today was cloudy and gloomy again. It didn't rain but it still wasn't that great.

Kitty was sleeping most of the day. She didn't do anything great, but since she is so cute, I guess that is enough for her.

Tonight, we plan on relaxing some more. Surprisingly, boat rides are tiring so we are just going to relax some more.

Today is also Gavin's 2nd birthday. So, happy birthday to him. We wish you a great day and we miss you a lot.

-Sonja