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September 4th Report Posted 4 Sep 2009 IN: General BY QCL
Well that's it for the 2009 season. Our last group of guests departed on the big S-61 today leaving us crew standing in awe of the beautiful morning light shining here in Naden Harbour. It's been particularly pleasant weather this season at QCL. Although we did have a couple of big gales in August we really had very few bad weather days throughout the summer. Guests departing today enjoyed pretty good fishing too with a new run of Chinooks appearing over the last few days to provide some extra fishing excitement. While there were a few Tyees taken in the mid 30's the bulk of the catch was made up Cohos averaging 10 pounds and feeder Springs in the 18 - 22 pound class, perfect filets for the dining table. Comfortable water conditions brought lots of Lingcod & Halibut to the dock as well.
Now a crew of about 30 are spending the next week cleaning & packing everything up, doing the inventories, and getting the lodge ready for the long winter break. The dock crew will take a couple of additional weeks to de-rig all the boats, winterize the barge floats and reposition everything in protection from the winter southeasterlies. The Driftwood will depart on Sunday on her southbound journey to winter moorage in the Fraser River. Some of us will return to the Richmond office and adapt to a much more rigorous commute than we've had these past 3 1/2 months. Many others will head out on travel adventures around the globe, making the most of their newfound freedom and friendships. Some will resume their studies in colleges and universities across the country. They're a great bunch, our QCL staff, who've helped make this trip of a lifetime a most memorable success for our guests. We'd like to say thanks to all of them and wish them the very best in the year ahead! |
