Moon Jelly
While aboard the Passing Cloud in Matheson Inlet Tansy was alarmed to see a reef coming up under the bow and braced for a collision.
Woodruff Bay
Tansy adds her prints to the beach.
One of Tansy’s favourite excursions from the Passing Cloud was to go ashore at Woodruff Bay (click here for a map). Woodruff Bay is located at the south end of Kunghit Island, and it looks out at the Kerouard and Cape St. James Islands located at the southern tip of Haida Gwaii. Often it is not possible to get ashore here as there can be big surf, so Tansy was pleased to accompany her favourite photographer on their first visit ashore.
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Summer Laundry
Laundry
Hittys and humans both like hanging the clothes out to dry in summertime. We like the crisp feel of line-dried laundry, and the scent of sunshine on pillowcases and sheets. The only problem is that sometimes useful pieces of laundry equipment go missing…
Tansy Visits a World Heritage Site
Oh my, so many stairs!
While sailing aboard the schooner Passing Cloud one of the most anticipated stops, if the weather allows, is at the Haida village site called SGang Gwaay Llnagaay.
SGang Gwaay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (formerly known as Ninstints) on the south-west side of the Gwaii Haanas protected area (see this link for a map). Tansy has been here before (see this link for her visit from four years ago) so she was prepared for the boardwalk from the anchorage – it is a short walk for humans, but a demanding outing for a Hitty.
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Risso’s Dolphins
Tansy’s Lookout
Tansy and her favourite photographer were on the schooner Passing Cloud in Louscoone Inlet chatting about the wonderful time they had just had watching a Humpback whale for an hour or so (which you can find out more about here). Then they were hailed over the radio by the watchmen from the nearby World Heritage Site SGang Gwaay to be on the lookout for a large pod of sea mammals that looked a lot like Orcas heading towards the anchorage.
Happy Feet
Lovely
We finished knitting some small socks a week or so ago, and mailed them off to the small feet . Rose was delighted that the small recipient unexpectedly came for a visit, carrying the socks in her backpack. We were glad we could check the fit.
Rose’s new Petticoat
Alpaca lace and 2 mm needles
The Quimper Hitty’s human found a pattern for a doll’s petticoat in a four-year-old magazine. It was designed for a larger doll, and based on a pattern from 1893.
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