September 3, 2017, Sunday — Boat Inlet to Tankeah River to Wigham Cove, Yeo Island

I got up early this morning so that I’d have time to do a little bit more exploring before we leave for Tankeah River.  I came across what looked like a path of horse clams.

 

I saw this Kingfisher way up in a tree.  This angle really shows off his beautiful tail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We arrived at Tankeah River two hours ahead of high tide.  This is a spring tide, so I was  hoping to get quite a ways up the river.  Before I’d gone very far, I came across this skiff beached where the trail takes off for the lake.  There’s probably good fishing up there.

 

A little farther up the river I came across a local Guardian Watchmen boat anchored in the middle of the river.  The First Nations Guardian Watchmen  monitor the health of the plants and animals that have ecological and cultural importance to their communities.  They also monitor impacts of activities such as commercial and sport fishing, logging, and tourism.  There wasn’t anyone onboard the boat.

 

 

I continued on to see how far I could get.  It soon became clear that I wasn’t going to get very far.

 

 

So, I turned around and explored the shoreline.  Natural surfactants in the surface water, when agitated by the rapids and waterfalls result in this foam on the surface of the water.

 

 

 

Tankeah River is not a safe place to anchor overnight.  The seas get really rolly in here in a storm.  So, when I got back to the boat, we headed for Wigham Cove, just a short distance from Tankeah, where we anchored for the night.