Ocean Falls Power Plant

I can't believe that it has been almost 2 weeks since the last blog update. There are very few opportunities out here in the hinterland to connect to internet -- I am sure we will see that change over the next number of years. We also found out that our Canadian roaming partner for our US cell phone is Rogers -- fine enough up to Alert Bay, but after that IF there is coverage (via satellite) it is through Telus.

Enough about communications -- it's not as if we thought we'd be crusing in our backyard!

I can't leave Ocean Falls without showing you the pictures of the Power Plant still in use and feeding nearby Bella Bella and Martinsville, as well as the few homes & hotel left in Ocean Falls. The Dam is an easy walk from the marina and quite spectacular.

The roar is ear splitting

Link Lake on one side, roaring over the Dam into Cousins Inlet Ocean Falls

One of the highlights of the walk was discovering a group of Venus Flytrap plants -- very rare, but according to a local they established themselves some time ago in Ocean Falls -- this one is from the abandoned baseball field.

One Venus --

And the Other -- perched on the entrance to the Ocean Falls dock is the Mermaid, beckoning us in.

We had gorgeous weather during our two day stay at Ocean Falls. We won't soon forget "Nearly Normal Norman" the local character and general scrap & fix-it man, our Wharfinger Sally Isaakson - who is a real treat. Our trip through the old town, finding ourselves in the court house and then in jail was a real hoot. Every vacant building has a story screaming to be told. I bought the book "The Rain People" about the history of Ocean Falls, it's a great read and so meaningful after you've actually visited.