Mother Goose Leg 1, Day 23 – Prince Rupert to Foggy Bay

We were all anxious to leave Prince Rupert this morning and return to the solitude of a small anchorage for our last night at sea. Foggy Bay provided us a remote cove in which we all rafted together. Snuggled together, we prepared for our final evening together as adventurous mariners, before we ended our journey tomorrow in Ketchikan. To celebrate our accomplishment, Deception hosted “The Last Supper” in which everyone prepared whatever leftover provisions they had, and we all dined together. Food was aplenty and all reminisced about the last month and the amazing experiences we all lived. To everyone’s amusement we also had a talent show where each vessel put on their own talent. Laughter filled Deception’s saloon and poured out the windows as Ed recited his poem regarding the crew of Deception, the Brantley’s sung an old sea shanty full of vivid gestures and Murray and RJ performed a hysterical skit/joke. Tears started forming during Sue’s moving poem of her experiences on Mother Goose and they continued through a slide show of pictures from the entire leg produced by the crew of Deception. We started this adventure with high hopes of a great time, and ended with lives changed. New friendships were solidified and indelibly ingrained memories were created. Tomorrow we head to Ketchikan and, unfortunately, our ways must part. All we have in life are our encounters with others and the world around us, and NW Explorations is unbelievably grateful for the enrichment of the people and experiences that have been brought into our lives.