Sunday through Tuesday, July 3-6, 2005: Blind Channel
We were anxious to leave Campbell River and get out of civilization. We headed for Blind Channel, a fairly short cruise but we needed to time our passage thru the rapids as the current can get very rough. I will explain this later as we will encounter this phenomenon with many of our passages.
We turned the corner and a beautiful bay came into view impeccably maintained. This property was bought in the 70’s by Edgar and Annmarie Richter who had a vision to transform a rundown piece of property into something beautiful for the future generations of their family. They put in many years of hard work and raised their family in this beautiful isolated location. Their son is general manager and grandsons have helped work at the resort every summer since they were children. The grandsons spent the early years being home schooled , but their mom would move with the boys to Victoria during the school months to attend public school. Bob and I were amazed at the beautiful artwork on the docks and in the dining room of the resort. Annmarie was an exceptionally talented artist. She had many offers to show her works internationally, but she never wanted to leave her family and her little piece of paradise. Annmarie died in 2003 of cancer, she was in her early 70’s. I felt the enormous loss her death has left in her family and the many friends that visited over the years.
We enjoyed the ambiance of a fabulous German dinner in their gorgeous dining room. Every table has a beautiful water color painted by Annmarie. I also had the freshest most delicious salad I have ever eaten. Their own fresh organic greens, flowers and currants. As we returned to our boat, a pod of orcas were spouting in the bay—WHAT A SIGHT!!! A BEAUTIFUL ENDING TO A GLORIOUS DAY.!
We met some lovely couples in their late 70’s who invited us over to play cards. I am so happy we that we decided to do this cruising thing now. It is so inspiring to see people in their 70’s and 80’s enjoying the cruising life.
We turned the corner and a beautiful bay came into view impeccably maintained. This property was bought in the 70’s by Edgar and Annmarie Richter who had a vision to transform a rundown piece of property into something beautiful for the future generations of their family. They put in many years of hard work and raised their family in this beautiful isolated location. Their son is general manager and grandsons have helped work at the resort every summer since they were children. The grandsons spent the early years being home schooled , but their mom would move with the boys to Victoria during the school months to attend public school. Bob and I were amazed at the beautiful artwork on the docks and in the dining room of the resort. Annmarie was an exceptionally talented artist. She had many offers to show her works internationally, but she never wanted to leave her family and her little piece of paradise. Annmarie died in 2003 of cancer, she was in her early 70’s. I felt the enormous loss her death has left in her family and the many friends that visited over the years.We enjoyed the ambiance of a fabulous German dinner in their gorgeous dining room. Every table has a beautiful water color painted by Annmarie. I also had the freshest most delicious salad I have ever eaten. Their own fresh organic greens, flowers and currants. As we returned to our boat, a pod of orcas were spouting in the bay—WHAT A SIGHT!!! A BEAUTIFUL ENDING TO A GLORIOUS DAY.!
We met some lovely couples in their late 70’s who invited us over to play cards. I am so happy we that we decided to do this cruising thing now. It is so inspiring to see people in their 70’s and 80’s enjoying the cruising life.
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