Muffins and Honey

I was here in Hot Spring Cove seven summers ago - 2017. At that time we anchored off the dock as we've done this time. Then dinghied ashore and hiked a two mile trail through lush forest to the hot springs.

This time there was no trail. It has been replaced with a two mile long board walk. Our timing was better last time. We had the springs to ourselves. This time they were chockablock full of people. They were brought in from Tofino by the boat loads.

Still, it was nice to rinse our bodies in fresh, hot water, sitting shoulder to shoulder with the tourists.

Later in the day the crew returned and found them substantially less occupied.

While the crew was out for another soak, the captain spent some time with his boat.

I put a couple pounds of chicken in a gallon ziplock bag with some marinade for tonight's dinner.

I cleaned the decks, broke down and put away jack lines and preventer, pulled out the bbq and set it up, I had just replaced one of the upholstery buttons on the seat cushions and was putting tools away, when the crew returned and we started dinner.

The marinade I used was a jar provided by Kay in 2021 for our pandemic abbreviated South Pacific trip. It's a "Sweet Bourbon Glaze" with a further descriptor: "Kay's Treat." It really did a nice job on that chicken. We ate it with potatoes and veggies.

With pie gone, Mick made muffins for dessert. Those turned out really well too. They were delicious with honey.