Yesterday we came up here to Ocean Falls.......we're really liking it here and will stay 2 or 3 days, while a storm blows through tomorrow. Ocean Falls makes Seattle look like a desert - Seattle's annual rainfall is 37.18 - Ocean Falls' annual rainfall is 169.32! That's a lot of rain!! But it's a gorgeous sunny day today, so we're enjoying it. We pulled some big prawns out of the water this morning, and our crab pot was so full we had to throw some back. Gotta like that.
Here's a shot of Ocean Falls
Hard to see, but all those buildings are empty. Curtains still in the windows, and blinds, but no people. This place had a population of about 5000 until 1980, when Crown Zellerbach closed its doors - no mill, no jobs. This is an honest-to-goodness ghost town. Current population is about 25. (That may include the dog.) It's eerie to walk through the town, with all these buildings, just standing there, empty. There's a restaurant in the hotel - I wonder if they ever get guests - but you have to make reservations the day before, because they don't cook unless there's someone to cook for (which makes sense).
...and here are the Falls of Ocean Falls:
Next stop, Shearwater and Bella Bella - maybe on Saturday.
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