Sointula day two

 Sitting in our little apartment, drinking boozy hot chocolate, wearing pajama pants because all of my pants are soaked.  It was a wet day.  

We got up for our free breakfast in the cafe downstairs.  I wore slippers.  Sointula is that kind of place.  There was a guy there who had an antique toaster. He told us all about his toaster. For our entire breakfast.  He was harmless.  And after three days of nothing but Joanne, Val was probably glad for the reprieve!  

Today was supposed to be nice, especially in the morning.  Getting wetter as the day progressed and then tomorrow is forecast to be stormy (lots of rain and wind).  So, our one real goal on the island was to go to Bere Point Park.  This is a pebbly beach where Northern Resident Orcas come close to shore to rub their bellies.  We knew it was a long short (spoiler alert, no whales in this post) but we thought we would give it go.  Much like the marsh where we saw the bear and kept saying 'even without the bear, this is beautiful', even without any whales, Bere Point is beautiful. But it was raining to beat the band and the Beautiful Bay Trail was MUDDY!   

If you liked the mushrooms, prepare yourself for the rocks!

Muddy! 

Beautiful Bay Trail sign has seen some stuff

The pebbles are so smooth and round. I may have a pocket full to bring home.  

Then we came home for some lunch.  Everything was soaked!  My phone, my camera, my bag, my clothes, my body, everything!  Changed pants, tops, bag, etc and off we went to the next hike, the Matejo Farm Heritage Trail.  

Where our morning hike was amazing, our afternoon hike was less so.  Not that it was bad, it just was more forest walk.  At least it wasn't raining anymore but the trail was just as muddy.  

If you thought you were getting out of here with no mushrooms, 
you were mistaken! 

Serious Hansel & Gretel vibe

This is Matejo Heritage Farm.  Basically a salal field. 
Like I said, not worth the hike.

I hiked that trail like a duck with hip displacia trying to walk on the sides of the path.  That and the pebble beach walk has done me in for the day.  

Dinner is cooking and Val is watching a mother deer and her fawn out the window.  

Here are some photos from the rest of the day toddling in the village. 

Coho-Joe Café