Cape Mudge, Quadra Island 13 July

TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2010

We woke late to beautiful blue skies and the urge to explore this corner of the island. We took the trail from our RV park to the little village just 45 min north where the Cultural Centre was located. I say 'we' but again it was only 7 - Al decided he had to finish his TV installation before he could enjoy himself. The path was unstable so we took to the pebbled beach and just took our time. It was a little longer than the predicted 45 min but we made it safely without any falls or injuries. The village was very quiet. We found a shopkeeper just heading off to catch the ferry and looked over what she had. Everything was half price but nothing caught our eye. We then stopped on the beach at a native 'meeting place' with 4 small totems supporting a roof. The two beach-side totems had wings and were supporting miniature carved wooden boats. Someone had placed 2 dimes in one so we did the same and made a wish. We stopped in at the Cultural Centre and decided to just visit the gift shop. The display was the same as the one at Alert Bay since the contents were from the same collection - split between the two

museums. We asked about totems and we were directed to a controversial totem a little down the road. We scrutinized it carefully with our collective trained eyes and could find nothing rude about it. We decided we needed to do more research on

totems. We took the same route back to the RV park and took our time picking our way along the rocky beach.
Our suppers were interrupted by the excited announcement that there were two cruise ships on the way through the channel. The barbeques were turned way down and away we went with binoculars and cameras in hand. This was a first for all of us and

we were not disappointed. It was spectacular to see such big ships so close to us.

More tomorrow on this fabulous day...