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This came in from Trish  who has also sadly now come to the end of her time on the good ship Frances B. Trish is heading back to the BVI as we prepare for our next adventure in Tasmania. We both hope Tom and nacy have a smooth trip south. We will have wonderful memories of our time with them. Our thanks are not enough

1 -  Lichen.

2 -   Berries  galore.  The  colours at  this  time of year  are amazing

Ports and Anchorages:

3:  Tikigatsiak.    

4: Black bear  skin drying Hopedale.

5:Tom eating Bake Apples -  Labradors  signature wild berry -  also known  as Cloud Berry. They  smell and taste  like  old  sox (  to put it politely)  Definitively an acquired taste  that I have failed to develop.  But pretty plants.

6:  Tom  picking  blueberries at Tikigatsiak -  they were  think  on the hill and we were doing well until  the breeze dropped and the Black flies drove us back to the boat.

7:  Frances B in Granny's  boot -  a  spectacular enclosed anchorage  where  the berrying was  amazing  and we  sat out a strong Southerly.

8:  Makkovic -  a  small  port  with fishing complex where we took on fuel -  had  showers at the  fishing complex.

Wildlife:

9:  Razorbills  at Herring Islands -  a large  colony  where on the island we passed  to Starboard I  counted  over 1400 Razorbills

10  Short tailed  Shearwater:  spied about 53 deg. North - These are the Mutton Birds  that  will soon make  the migration to Tasmania  and Southern Australia.  So it  will be interesting  who will get  there  first -  Dave and me  or  the Birds.  According  to cousin Judy -  they  get  to Clifton beach about the end of November  so we  may beat  them!!

11: Ice Tickle  where  seals lounged on the  rocks

12 13 14 -   Gannett  Islands - an ecological reserve  and Razorbill and Puffin  colony - Probably  the most  important, in Nth Atlantic. We had  wonderful weather and had  clouds of Puffins  wheeling around us.