Foiled by Fuel (Actually, Water in my Fuel)...

 

That is a brown bear, aka grizzly bear.   It was roaming the shoreline next to our boat.

Same bear, different angle.
After a lovely waffle breakfast, John & I tackle the dink challenge.   What to do about water in the fuel, that has overrun the fuel/water separator and flooded the engine?
Here, we are draining the Vapor Separator, and we are getting water.   Not good.
It's a lousy vintage.   We used the old empty wine bottles to store anything that came out of the engine.  Unfortunately, it's almost entirely water.  This is a bad sign.   Really bad...

Isn't this thing supposed to have fuel in it?   It is a fuel/water separator, and the answer to my rhetorical question is YES.   Yes, to fuel, no to water.  We have the inverse...

While I hate to admit it.   I'm stumped and out of ideas.  I called around for professional help, but the gent in Hoonah just retired and there isn't another.   I called my Tohatsu Engine dealer in Anacortes, but no answer.  I'll try again on Monday.






So, we gave up for now.

Karen went kayaking to go fly her drone ashore.
John & Susan out kayaking to checkout the waterfall.
And John in front of the waterfall.
Another bear wandering and munching along the shoreline.
Time to relax in the late afternoon/early evening.
Master Chef Susan chopping a large mound of garlic.  Needless-to-say, we are a vampire & werewolf-free boat.
That is a large pile of mushrooms on the white cutting board. 

Susan woked the veggies while John grilled the halibut steaks.   Yet another wonderful gift from the stores of Allen & Ellen.   Thank you again!
The finished product in the wok and the poached halibut steaks still wrapped in foil.

They made a wasabi cream sauce for the halibut that was outstanding.   Loads of wasabi, mayonnaise, water, oil, salt.

And the plated/served dinner.   My, was that scrumptious!

We did not pair this with the gasoline/water, but rather the Long Cellars Denner Merlot led blend.
That was when we spotted this grizzly bear.
Karen & I went for an evening kayak tour of the bay.   I'm in front of the waterfall, but you can't see it as it is slightly to the right of this picture.   Oh well, you will just have to trust me that it is there.
Karen caught me staring out of the cove into Freshwater Bay.
This is the waterfall.

And these are beautiful mountains on the other side of Freshwater Bay.

Tomorrow, we are off to Hoonah, about 5-6 hours away by boat.

Happy Summer Solstice and Father's Day tomorrow.

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