The end of another long day traveling and we’re now pulling into Shearwater. In case you find it hard to find on a map, it’s across the channel from Bella Bella and is a much smaller community. During the Second World War, there was a sizable hangar here for large amphibious planes; the same kind that were also in long-forgotten hangers at Vancouver’s Jericho Beach.
Today, though it’s a popular stop-over point for fisherman and we’ll be spending a night here. 
Just pulling around the point, you can see there’s not much here… half the hangar is still there (now used for boat repair) and there are two wharfs; one (costly one) for pleasure craft and (a free) one for fishing boats like ours. The Eldorado is designed to be self-contained; we don’t need niceties like water or power hookups most of the time.
Apparently there’s a pub here that Terry’s itching to introduce me to. I just pray that I won’t get pressed into drinking large amounts of navy rum and singing sea shantys. Wish me luck…
