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
We left Monckton Inlet this morning just after 9am and headed south in Principe Channel in much nicer conditions than yesterday. Last year when we took this same route home, we saw SO many humpbacks bubblenet feeding at the southern tip of Pitt Island (right there where the red/orange marker is) so we were hopeful there might be some whales in the area. Lucky for us, we soon spotted spouts … Read more
Our plan was to wait until conditions looked nice and calm on Monday to leave Foggy Bay and cross Dixon Entrance into BC. Saturday we saw some 35kt gusts inside Foggy Bay, but the anchorage is well protected and we were completely comfortable. On Sunday, the conditions looked a little choppy but overall fine, and the light station weather reports were reasonable, so we decided to head out a day … Read more
Conditions this morning for Dixon Entrance still looked fantastic, so we were off the docks by 5am. Turns out, we weren’t the only ones. This is what happens when the weather window is as good as it was today (and yesterday): We transited Venn Passage, a twisty but nicely marked channel, calm in the early morning (in theory), but small fishing charter boats zooming past on either side add a … Read more
We woke to a gorgeous, peaceful morning in Baker Inlet. Zero wind, glassy water, and blue sky! I went out on the deck to take photos of the other boats. DeAnne on Turnagain reciprocated and sent us this one! There was some great color lining the walls of Watts Passage as we transited at low tide…fun to see all the anemones all closed up and waiting for water. We emerged … Read more