RIVERS INLET TO BELLA BELLA
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2023
- Join me on a mini adventure to Bella Bella and Shearwater with a quick stop at Namu. A couple weeks after arriving to work, I was given a day off to pick up Tinny and Good Hope 4 & 5, Ted and Dwaynes boats.
We shopped for supplies in Bella Bella and enjoyed a nice lunch at Fishermans restaurant on Denny island.
We picked up the boats from Dons. Tinny was hauled behind the Chuckwalla. Dwayne drove his boat GH5 and Christian, our maintenance man, drove Teds boat, GH4. We had a little issue on our way back to the lodge but everyone returned home safely.
I hope you enjoy our scenic adventure on the west coast!
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Thanks for joining me! Take care until next time!
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You have no idea how many tears of nostalgia you have given this old man. Thank you!
Had my 19th birthday at Shearwater while heading back from a herring opening in the north coast back in 1981. Hit a storm in Millbanke Sound and half sunk the skiff behind the troller we were in. Spent the day bailing the skiff at Shearwater dock and headed to the Pub afterwards. Obviously got ID ed and the staff at the Pub quickly figured out it was my 19th birthday and gave me , my first legal bottle of beer ( stubby old style lager). On the house, of course because the people here, were and probably still are, first class. Will remember it as long as I will live. Such a beautiful place.
What a wonderful story! I’m glad everything turned out for you!! A very memorable 19th birthday!!
Thank you, your HD filming is great. I’m in a wheelchair and live in Edmonton, every time you post a new video, it makes my day brighter.
I recently found your channel and I love it! You have a sense of adventure that you capture well…and the scenery..it’s so beautiful..I can’t wait to watch the rest of what you produce. Thank you!
Thank you so much. I truly appreciate you leaving this comment. I am always sharing more videos as there’s so much to see up here.
So nice to be in the company of Ted and Dwayne Walkus again.... Ted being typically understated about the memories of his childhood. I could smell the cedars, hemlock and fir again! Many thanks until the next one.
I’ve always loved the smell of cedar mixed with the ocean.
Thanks for bringing back some beautiful memories for me. Many years ago I was un shearwater in my way to Alaska when there was a huge ceremony and launching of beautiful ocean canoes manned by elders and troubled youths. I will never forget.😊
What a scene that would be! Thank you for sharing your story! I’m glad you’re enjoying my videos and that they bring back good memories for you
Loved it! So many memories.
Thank you!! I’m so glad you enjoyed!
Thanks so much for sharing your story 👍👍❤️
I am so happy to share my experiences up here! Thank you for watching!
Good Memories! Lived and worked in Shearwater in the 70s, worked in Bella Bella and we lived in Lama Pass (Lizzie Cove), and Ocean Falls, Thanks for sharing and bringing back memories.
Thank you for sharing your story! I’d love to visit the old townsite of ocean falls some day. Sounds like quite the place!
Wow so many memories of Namu when BC Packers owned it. One time when we were returning from a fishing opening, (I was the skipper on a Salmon Seiner) while my dad was on the wheel we hit the rock just off from the island in front of Namu, all was well and now I get a chuckle out of it. So sad to see Namu in such disrepair but it brought many great memories. Keep the videos coming, I am addicted. LOL
Hi Ken, thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment. Wow it would be so scary to hit a rock anywhere in the ocean. I’m glad you were all safe. I will definitely keep making videos. I’m so glad you’re enjoying them. Thanks again.
Such a beautiful area of the country. It hasn't been destroyed by industry and remains wild and rugged. Happy that you took us along on this trip and beautiful camera work. Take care!
Thank you Gary! It was my pleasure sharing this trip with you.
Hi Jay….we continue to enjoy the best music vicariously thanks to your commitment and love of the high end!
Thank you so much Jerry!! I appreciate that and I’m glad you’re enjoying!! Take care
Amazing journey with you Jenny. I have been boating in that area for 45 years and it never gets old. Your video was enchanting. Thanks and keep up the good work.
What a lovely comment. Thank you so much!
The area is so easy to film. It’s all so beautiful
I would love to work there. I’m a guide for 25 years, plus camp life, I think I could fit in 🤘thanks Jenny
Thank you for letting me know! As we are a private lodge we only have 2 guides and they’ve been working here for over a decade but you never know when things might change.
Hi Jenny, thank you for taking us along such a beautiful sceenery. Love your video's. Greetings from Sidney, Vancouver Islan.
Awesome! Thank you so much for that wonderful comment. I love all the thrift stores in Sydney!
Like many others here, seeing this video brings back many fond memories. My dad was a commercial fisherman from Bella Coola and we would spend a lot of time around Bella Bella, Namu, and Milbanke sound every summer. Made it to Rivers Inlet from time to time too.
Thank you for sharing your story. I’d like to visit Milbanke Sound someday. So many beautiful spots along the coast. Thanks for watching!!
Our slice of paradise never gets old.🍻🎣⚓️
Thanks for sure!
I gillnet fished that area in the mid 60's and its just as beautiful as it was back in the day.
Timeless beauty!
An absolutely great way to spend a day off. Thanks for taking me along.
Thanks for joining the adventure!
Really cool your boss talking about his family spots as you go along. Deep history for his people ,very cool hearing his stories.
Yes you’re right. Very deep history!! He had so many great stories.
Thank you so much for your wonderful videos. We live in the most beautiful place on earth.
Yes we sure do. I love this area. All of BC really.
! Beautiful day and nice to see the developments in Bella Bella since I was there 2002 and 2003.
Yes it was a perfect day to be on the water!
There is nothing like a hot cup of coffee, sit back relax and enjoy the trip. Best way to spend an hour in the morning. Thank you for taking us along. Looking forward to your next trip. :)
Thank you so much Don! I’m so happy you enjoyed the trip 😊
Great feeling video of the local backyard. Looking forward to more. Thanks.
Thank you so much!!
It's years since I was last on the water. Thank you so much for showing us the beautiful little areas of the west coast. 👌👌👍👍👏👏😁😁
It’s truly my pleasure. Thank you for watching and supporting this channel!
@@jenny_adrift Honestly Jenny, it's my pleasure to watch your videos. I just watched 'electrical storm in the Nicola Valley', and it was truly awesome. I love a good thunder and lightning storm. I look forward to more wonderful content from you. 😜😜👍👍👏👏👌👌🌹🌹💖💖
Can't thank you enough for making such wonderful video. Warms my heart to see what's going on in the inlet. Was lucky to fish there with some of the old-timers between 1990 an 2006. Wish I still could but always have the memories❤. "Sea Crew's Inn".
Wow. That’s warms my heart. Thank you Charlie. I am happy to share all of my rivers inlet adventures with you. I hope you can make it up here again some day.
Ran past Bella Bella and Namu many times but never stopped. Maybe this season. Cool vid. Thanks Jenny!
Thank you so much! I hope you make the stop some day. It’s very interesting!
Another fine video, thanks for posting. Lots of good memories for my wife and I from Rivers & the Central Coast. Haven't been back to Bella Bella country since 2007 - new band store, community garden and Shearwater has gone through recent changes too! Have to get back up there one of these days! Cheers from Sointula.
So happy to share the trip with you, Vern.
I am from Ocean Falls. Spent many days on the water in my parents boat in the 50s&60s. Places we went to a lot were BB, Rivers,Koeye,Calvert. Things are different now, but the same as well.
I just "found" you today....and have been enjoying your videos, as you took me down Memory Lane! :) I especially enjoyed this video - and given the route you took - eagerly hoped for a glimpse of Addenbroke. Thank-you. I was not disappointed. My parents were lightkeepers there from 1962 to 1977. I think you know my brother and sister-in-law, John and Jenny. (My maiden name was Salo). I'll be back to enjoy more of your adventures.
Hi Rosemary, thank you so much for your kind comment. I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed my video and I am just as happy to share them with you.
John just left here today and I got to spend some time with Jenny on the ride up from Port Hardy. They are such great people.
Thank you for sharing your story.
I’ll share the link of my latest video which has some footage of John working on the boat lift here at the cannery.
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👍Fascinating!! Loved it!!
Thanks for watching!
Hey Jenny .....really enjoy your videos. Beauty country up there. I use to live in Kitsault which is not far from Belle Bella, back in the early eighties . Now living on the east coast...NL.
What a cool area to live in! I’m so glad you’re enjoying my videos. Thank you so much for leaving a comment. Take care.
Very interesting,Thank you very much for sharing
Thank you for watching!
we Docked in Bella Bella in mid June.1983, there really was not a lot to see there then. most of the buildings were old at that time, towns people were impressed with are brand new 45ft' Uniflite Boat. that was picked up at the factory in Bellingham WA, headed for Whittier AK,
ted great to see you
I remember a trip from Rivers to BB in our old boat was forever at 8knts!
Nice video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much!
Really loved the videos Jenny ! I used to run a water taxi like that boat and I could feel the motion and loved to hear that sound again > Im looking forward to more videos and of course Ive subscribed :)
That’s awesome, Pat thank you so much
Hi Jenny 😊👋🍺🍺, Ty for taking me along with you ☺️, I like the name "chuckwalla" that vessel look so fast and fun to pilot 😁, also Ty for bringing me into the log area THAT WAS EPIC!!!, and the quiet towns and stops near by were sooo.... Relaxing and layed back loved that, also sad about the town being left abandoned to sink wish the government would rebuild the place, make it an eco-tourist or even normal tourist hotspot and/or village 😊, well Jenny I had fun, and I believe that you crushed the dinner in the 1.5hrs you had, was I right and what did you make?, Until next adventure stay safe, stay awesome out there everyone 😊👋🙌🍺🍺🍺
What a wonderful comment. Thank you for watching and I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I had help with a couple things but I ended up make chicken lettuce wraps with noodles and lots of fresh and freshly pickled veggies. Yum!!!
@@jenny_adrift sounds tasty 😋 Jenny and was there any back story on why the town Bella Bella was called it's name, it truly is a beauty 😍, and Ty for replying too 🤩
Nice vid. Great taste in spirits 😊 18:53
Haha thanks!!
Tell Ted that 15 two and a pair doesn’t equal 8 😇
Haha I will. So many crib games
Fabulous trip and video !
Always wanted to see Bella Bella, been to Coola but never there. Beautiful place !!
Are the boats stored up there for the winter?
Looks like they were inside somewhere and brought out to go to work.
Also thank you so much for stopping at Namu, a legendary place on the coast for decades ! I have wondered for year what was left there.
Heard stories from Rivers Inlet folks about it.
Thank you so much for leaving this comment. I greatly enjoyed my trip up to Bella Bella that was my first time visiting there and the year before I got to visit Bella Coola on a road trip in the fall very beautiful countryside.
Most of the book boats are stored in Bella Bella over the winter however, two of them are stored in Vancouver, and those are the ones that we brought up to rivers Inlet the spring. Thanks again take care.
@@jenny_adrift The trip west from Williams Lake is a must for BC'ers wanting to be amazed at the beauty of the Chilcotin plateau, and the ride through to the coast.
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Thank you!
thank you jenny its been a while since I've been up there was supposed fly in today to Oweekeno village but someone is sick coming up to teach a Facilities maintenance course there in the fall
Oh man! Sorry to hear that. I hope you’re able to get up there soon! Thank you so much for the comment. I appreciate it! Take care
Make dinner and ask seize the kitchen in an hour and a 1/2 you can a hr These long ones are nicer you're not jumping from one to another 1 to another
Sitting in Liverpool, UK & having a Sunday afternoon UA-cam surf & this came up. Well done you, lovely to watch
What's the menu like?
Thank you so much for watching it and Im so happy that you enjoyed the ride. The menu at fishmens was nice. Pub food with light options. Lots of seafood. Homemade dressings and tartar sauce. Worth the visit!
@@jenny_adrift Would love to spend a week there. Actually i meant your lodge menu, although i must say your salmon lunch looked very edible.
Can you cater for people with Coeliac disease & do we bring our own wine/whisky?
I really loved the scenery and small towns. thanks for filming that adventure Jenny. BTW, I couldn't help but admire the boat you were on. what's the boats length and manufacturers name ?
Hi Ron! Thanks for joining! The boat is a beauty. It’s an Eaglecraft and I’ll have to get back to you on the length.
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Thank YOU 🙏
Thanks for the share. I miss the coast hope I can get back soon. What year/month was this?
Thanks so much for watching!! This was filmed last May. I hope you get the opportunity to see this coastline again!
Wow what a nice trip. How long did it take round trip
It takes roughly 11 hours one way. Our boss set up a place for us to stay for the night so it wasn’t such a long haul.
Was that a deer crossing the water? He sure had a LONG LONG way to go.
Yes I was a dear! I couldn’t believe it. Not sure where it thought it was going.
@@jenny_adrift Lucky they're good swimmers because he needed to be. LOL
Maybe tell us the distance from good hope to bela bela
Good point! I know on a nice day and a fast boat, you can get there in two hours.
Thank you so much I enjoy every minute of the videos, please keep them coming! We live in such a beautiful part of the world and your show casing it in the best possible way, thanks so much!
just found this you look beautiful
I love you
Dido!
How long ago was this an actual cannery?😂
Hi Tom! Great question. The cannery was in operation between 1845 and 1940. But there is a lot of the original wood and even the boilers that cooked the salmon are still in place. They had fallen down through the floor at one point, long before I started working here in 2018. The current owner has put a lot of effort into restoring the cannery and has done an amazing job with a great team.
Tell us more about the boats and the people. You need an external Mike.
I need a lot of things haha
I work as the chef and don’t always have the time to set up proper equipment. I imagine a camera other then a GoPro would be much better also. I do what I can with what I have and I hope you can enjoy it regardless.
I have been filming a lot and don’t have much free time to edit but I will be capturing more of the boats and posting it in the fall or winter when I’m not working everyday.
@@jenny_adrift you are doing great Jenny. Fabulous video content. Well done.
@@danwaldie4661Thank you!!