We also saw six sea otters, but these are much more common.
Where you may ask? Indian Arm, a fjord near Deep Cove.
We had an incredible overnight canoe adventure along Indian Arms. We begun the journey with our friends Alyssa and Drew, before heading further down the river to find our bed for the night:
We found a beautiful spot. It was flat and sheltered - and genuinely 'in the wild'. There wasn't a person or campsite in sight. We quickly whipped up pasta and sauce for dinner using our new cooking gear:
We also set up camp while we still had light. There were major bear markings (scratches) on a big tree behind our tent so we were definitely in bear territory.
See those funny stick constructions in the photo below? These are David's rather clever 'bear warning' contraptions. If a bear came close, we'd hopefully hear...although not sure what we'd have done after that...
We also hid all food, contained in a fully sealed bag, up in a tree - again, to prevent us becoming a magnet for our furry friends:
Thankfully we survived the night without interruption. I'm pleased to say that our 'bear sightings' happened when we were safely in a canoe. Unfortunately we failed to get photo evidence this time.
However, we did get some good photos of the river...beautiful...
This is the view from our camp spot....
And this is 'Silver Falls', the waterfall near our camping spot. We had breakfast here, while admiring the view...
All-in-all an excellent adventure - I'm still reeling from our bear sighting. Many more wilderness adventures required over the summer months...
CS
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