The day dawned calm albeit overcast and a bit damp but all looked well for comfortable whale watching trip. Breakfast was again fun with Dan - he did our fried eggs and toast, when he brought them out he asked who liked them harder - quick as a flash I said 'John' and the harder one was put before him I then added ' but he doesn't know it yet'. We laughed and he said that was the best reply this year!!! As we were drinking our last cup of tea a black bear and cu...

Our 7 am breakfast revealed more of Dan's previous life in the lumber industry and some of the pranks he had played - it was good to start the day with a laugh and a half! We then headed off to Telegraph Cove - we passed the large saw mill and entered the quaint well preserved historical hamlet of Telegraph Cove. I ran to check with Stubbs, the operator, that the boat was going out as the wind was getting up and it was quite choppy on the water - it was definite...

We opted for a 7 am breakfast and were the only ones up early but it enabled us to get to know the owner Dan who prepared our scrambled egg. He had been a manager in the lumber industry and built the house himself - he was a real individual with a wicked sense of humour. Breakfast over we got ready for our bear viewing trip - we were being collected from Hidden Cove's own dock at 0830. The day dawned cool but it didn't take long to warm up. We set off with 10 ot...