“steve and i alternated between laughing and
cursing...””
The weather stayed clear and the seas settled
down. High pressure created brisk winds in the afternoon and warm, sunny days throughout. We hit the water again paddling hard and fishing our hearts out until I found a bright red maple leaf floating in the water. An omen. I scooped it up on my paddle and showed it to Steve. Summer was ending, time to start back. The next morning I attempted to radio Wayne
in Battle Bay for a ride back to civilization. No answer. As a last resort, I punched in channel 16 and called for help. I was relieved when the Canadian Coast Guard responded and passed our message to Wayne’s wife, Shirley. She report- ed that Wayne was off elk hunting, indefinitely. Steve and I alternated between laughing and
cursing until the coast guard found another water taxi to meet us at the end of the week. We were in no hurry. With our bows
pointed south and rising and falling in a bright, crisp chop, we fished our way back to our favorite camp in the Bunsbys where we spent the rest of the week coming up short on cohos and spanking black rock bass. Steve and I spent our last day on a tiny is-
land with a bone-white beach. When the sun set, we threw up our hoods and sat heavy in the sand milking a little beach fire while putting to bed the last of the Foster children. We talked about our adventures and misadventures and lamented the return to streetlights and head- lights and florescent lights. Steve signed off first, but I stayed up to watch the fire die. Then I kicked sand on the winking embers and waited until my eyes adjusted to the starlight. Rob Lyon is a veteran adventure journalist with
a passion for the wild seacoast and fresh caught fish cooked on a campfire. Follow his follies at www.
lyonexpeditions.com.
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