# A few days at Oro Bay **URL:** \ **Category:** Article Discussions\ **Created:** [November 4, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://talk.seabits.com/t/a-few-days-at-oro-bay/437 "2021-11-04T18:50:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://talk.seabits.com/uploads/default/original/1X/71348835ed3a3fe7c9dd12130839e7b7064240c8.png) [@system](https://talk.seabits.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://talk.seabits.com/t/a-few-days-at-oro-bay/437/1 "2021-11-04T18:50:43Z")
Having grown up in the South [Salish Sea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salish_Sea), I spent a lot of time at various anchorages and spots that are still fun to visit. One of my all time favorites is Oro Bay, and I was there earlier this year with some friends and had the opportunity to fly the drone and explore via dinghy. * * * This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://seabits.com/a-few-days-at-oro-bay/](https://seabits.com/a-few-days-at-oro-bay/) ---
**Author:** ![WallaceGrommet](https://talk.seabits.com/user_avatar/talk.seabits.com/wallacegrommet/32/227_2.png) [@WallaceGrommet](https://talk.seabits.com/u/WallaceGrommet)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 4:51am UTC](https://talk.seabits.com/t/a-few-days-at-oro-bay/437/2 "2021-11-05T04:51:34Z")
Without those shoals and bars, Oro Bay wouldn’t be so calm and snug! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://talk.seabits.com/uploads/default/original/1X/71348835ed3a3fe7c9dd12130839e7b7064240c8.png) [@system](https://talk.seabits.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 4:51am UTC](https://talk.seabits.com/t/a-few-days-at-oro-bay/437/3 "2021-11-05T04:51:34Z")
Listed on November 5, 2021, 4:51am UTC ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Gard](https://talk.seabits.com/user_avatar/talk.seabits.com/richard_gard/32/23_2.png) [@Richard\_Gard](https://talk.seabits.com/u/Richard_Gard)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://talk.seabits.com/t/a-few-days-at-oro-bay/437/4 "2021-11-06T13:30:23Z")
Thanks for the drone photos with the bottom contours. Convincing display of a perfect snug harbor. I always appreciate your well researched and presented trips and gear talks. One of the very best on the entire web. ---
**Author:** ![steve](https://talk.seabits.com/user_avatar/talk.seabits.com/steve/32/215_2.png) [@steve](https://talk.seabits.com/u/steve)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://talk.seabits.com/t/a-few-days-at-oro-bay/437/5 "2021-11-06T22:16:25Z")
Thanks for the kind words! The photos are very revealing! ---
**Author:** ![mgfite98034](https://talk.seabits.com/user_avatar/talk.seabits.com/mgfite98034/32/222_2.png) [@mgfite98034](https://talk.seabits.com/u/mgfite98034)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://talk.seabits.com/t/a-few-days-at-oro-bay/437/6 "2021-11-07T23:19:35Z")
I did not know about Oro Bay. Thanks for the tip! ---
**Author:** ![SteveM](https://talk.seabits.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SteveM](https://talk.seabits.com/u/SteveM)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://talk.seabits.com/t/a-few-days-at-oro-bay/437/7 "2021-11-22T01:33:04Z")
Great story. Lots of helpful information here. Thank you. You inspired me to visit this coming weekend, but I’m hoping to pickup a college football game one night. What’s the cell service like there? I know your cell reception will be better than mine but we have a PepLink and External Signal booster currently. New and better setup coming in the future as we follow your recommendations. Thanks again…great site. ---
**Author:** ![steve](https://talk.seabits.com/user_avatar/talk.seabits.com/steve/32/215_2.png) [@steve](https://talk.seabits.com/u/steve)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 6:07am UTC](https://talk.seabits.com/t/a-few-days-at-oro-bay/437/8 "2021-11-22T06:07:29Z")
Hi @SteveM, That particular location can be hard to get a good signal without an outdoor antenna. Your booster should help, but try it without the booster too - you might be OK without it. ![image](https://talk.seabits.com/uploads/default/original/1X/1777088fd788984b907645dc1c43c36020bd30da.png) I had the best results with Verizon and AT&T. T-Mobile was not very usable at all. ---
**Author:** ![SteveM](https://talk.seabits.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SteveM](https://talk.seabits.com/u/SteveM)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://talk.seabits.com/t/a-few-days-at-oro-bay/437/9 "2021-11-22T16:23:19Z")
Thank again Steve. Appreciate your help.