During the evening and into the night Effingham bay had been a bit roll-ey.  With a forecast for winds again in the bay today we decided to up anchor and head further back into the sound.  In glorious sunny weather we pulled out of Effingham and headed further back.  Once clear of the many rocks and into Loudon Channel we again put up sail  in 6 - 10 knots and tired to get the boat sailing 'balanced' (i.e. with no need for steering with the rudder) just on the sails.  Try as we might we always ended up with some weather helm! Somewhat frustrated, and with rising winds we pulled back into the pinkertons, a favourite spot from the last couple of times we had been up here. 

Once settled, and after showers all round we settled down for the afternoon.  The wind died down, the sun shone and the hummingbirds came to visit.  After putting back up our hummingbird feeder we settled in to watch "Hummingbird fight club".  With up to 8 Hummingbirds competing for the nectar, things got pretty rough!.

To the victor, the spoils - we have video of the fight club - remind us to show it to you when we see you!

Around 4 we got in the Dinghy and motored around enjoying the weather and the amazing scenery we'd hoped to see another bear but had no luck until we got back to the boat, when we noticed a bear chowing down on the oyster beds less than 500ft from the boat.  We spent an entertaining hour watching it as it worked itself around our bay looking for choice clams and oysters for diner.

Oysters for tea?

Who's out there?

As we settled down for the evening the Pinkertons didn't dissapoint with a wonderful sunset