Relaxing and Healing

Ahhhh... I feel so much better!  So connected with The Captain.  So relaxed.  Not completely healed, but found some energy so I must be well on the healing process.  What an absolutely perfect weekend.

Let me start by thanking Amazing Friend for blessing me this weekend and taking Little Man.  Knowing he was in the capable hands of someone who truly loves him allowed me to really be able to take my mind off kids and not have the constant worry of what was going on back at home.  Without such love and trust, I'm not sure I would have really been able to let go and enjoy myself.  Thank you thank you thank you!

Next up, The Captain.  Absolutely stepped it up this weekend, and then some.  There was no cooking or cleaning or exploring or helping on my part, unless I chose to.  He made sure I had exactly what I needed at any time.  Thank you my dear love for taking care of me so well.  I feel very loved <3

And now, for the fun of the weekend!

We met up with Sun Dog and their crew Friday night, got things on the boat arranged and slept in the harbor ready to start Saturday morning bright and early.  Just after midnight, our "neighbors" rolled in...

I am always in awe of how big these cruise ships actually are.  The fact that we share the same waters with them.  That we travel in some of the same areas.  We are so lucky to be able to see on our own little "cruise ship" what many people pay thousands of dollars to be able to experience for even a brief moment.  

The next morning we left with Sun Dog and headed over to Ziegler Cove and await the arrival of Margaret Ann who was also to join our little Floatilla for the weekend of adventures.  After tying up with Sun Dog for a bit and giving The Captain time to deal with some routine boat maintenance, we took the recommendation of Sun Dog's Captain and made a course for Cascade Bay while they waited for Margaret Ann and let their triplets play on shore.

I napped on the way to Cascade Bay and awoke to this:

That, my friends, is so much better than the view from my couch at home.  The sound of the waterfall, the snow still on the mountain top, the quiet water in the Bay... so relaxing.  At the challenge of Sun Dog's Captain, we dropped anchor, lowered the dinghy and went to see how close to the falls we could actually get without getting soaked.  Admittedly, I would have been happy to go a bit closer than we actually got if I had some rain gear on!  (This picture is after we had drifted away from the bottom of the falls quite a bit - didn't want to get the camera wet)

Heading over towards shore, we saw this little guy following our dinghy and checking us out.  He was so fun to watch!

We cut our visit to Cascade Bay short to scurry over to Granite Bay to re-join Sun Dog and the newly arrived Margaret Ann.  Along the way we went through a large group of otters.  Idled the engines for a while and let the current take us through them.  Adorable little creatures, and oh so curious about us...

We anchored with our mini-Floatilla, had some dinner (yummy shrimp appetizer courtesy of Sun Dog), and Sun Dog's Captain and guest headed out to hunt bear.  We went over to Margaret Ann to chit chat with our new friends.  We bonded over wine and chocolate when suddenly Margaret Ann's co-captain spotted a bear on the shore!  This is officially the closest I've been to a bear... unless you count the one that ran by our car in Homer.  Ryan hopped in the dinghy to take a shot at it, unfortunately it was later found out his scope was of by 4 feet high and 3 feet to the left, so this guy ran back off into the woods safe and sound.  Maybe next year.

We had to head out quite early the next morning (would have been before the crack of dawn if the sun ever set here LOL) to get back to the harbor and get The Captain back to his real job.  So glad I decided to go this weekend.  It was great to see old friends and meet some new ones.  Looking forward to heading out with them again in July!