Our extra day in Fury Cove was really nice! We were the only boats there until late afternoon (when six others came in). Kevin and Russ did well with the fish, and it’s beautiful here, so definitely worth the extra day. Last night we dinghied over to Melissa Lynn for dinner: fresh salmon, wild rice, sauteéd green beans, lentils, and some brownies for dessert! (And another game of Quiddler, in … Read more
We decided to leave Shearwater this morning at 7am for the 50nm cruise down to Fury Cove. Conditions still foggy, but not AS foggy. As we were about to turn east into Lama Passage, I noticed a big circle of what maybe was bait fish, but it looked different than the usual surface disturbance from the fish…and sure enough, pretty soon a big humpback mouth came up right in the … Read more
We left Kent Inlet yesterday — a couple hours before low slack at Philip Narrows with a few knots of current pushing us through. More fog, but it eventually cleared not long before we turned into scenic Jackson Passage. The current was pushing us along at a good clip through the narrows, but still no issue (and we were traveling the same direction as the kelp was flowing, so that’s … Read more
We arrived at Kent Inlet on Princess Royal Island a bit before slack for Philip Narrows, but there was little to no current to worry about. (We were at a 17ft high yesterday and had about 22ft under us at the shallowest spot.) We dropped our anchor in the far head of the bay where we’d dropped before, near the small waterfall, then immediately got out in the dinghy to … Read more
We arrived at Bone Anchorage in Racey Inlet (on Princess Royal Island) right after 5pm yesterday, and immediately set out in the dinghies to go explore and look for bears. (We’re the only boats in here.) This is the spot our friends Dan and Eileen saw a spirit bear two summers ago, so we like to visit when we can in case one of these days we can add spirit … Read more
McMicking Inlet on Campania Island is one of our favorite places in the north coast area of British Columbia. And on the day we arrived the weather could not have been better. Conditions were calm enough that we anchored right in front of one of the white sandy beaches at the entrance to the inlet. Campania Island is about 18 miles long, 2-3 miles wide depending on where you are, … Read more
We left Saycuritay Cove yesterday around 9:30am and headed south to Campania Island. Missie was up early and snapped this cool photo of the morning sky: We thought we’d cruise in to take a look at the Harwood Bay anchorages, but ultimately figured we’d go further south to Dunn Passage, since so much area near Dunn Passage could be explored by dinghy. We anchored, had some lunch, and then set … Read more
We were originally planning to cruise 6nm or so down to a spot at the north tip of Campania Island yesterday morning, but we decided to stay another day here (since the fishing is good) to hopefully add more salmon to the freezer. Later in the afternoon, about 30 minutes after I looked over toward shore where a little trickling stream was emptying into the cove and said “there really … Read more