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 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 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
We left Klag Bay day before yesterday (Saturday) expecting 3ft swells at about 6-7 seconds, but conditions outside were a bit sportier than advertised. Not terrible, but more like 4-5ft at about 5-6 seconds, with the occasional set of steeper, closer together 5-6 footers. So just this one photo because the rest of the time I was busy hand steering so I could keep us on our southerly route while … Read more
We slept in again this morning at Ford’s Terror, and then Taylor made a super yum breakfast taco bar…scrambled eggs, hash browns, Jerry’s double-smoked bacon, tomatillo cream sauce, etc….and we had our breakfast on the flybridge, soaking in all the incredible scenery with more delicious food. After pulling the shrimp pots for the last time (~30 more coonstripes), we pulled anchor and headed for the exit. When we entered Ford’s … Read more
Saturday – We opted to leave our nice calm spot in Smuggler Cove this morning and go south down the Strait of Georgia rather than waiting for tomorrow, even though we knew there was a chance it would be bumpy. The forecasted wind (15-20kts except near Vancouver Island 25kts) would be from the NW, which means mainly behind us, but still with a long fetch where the waves could build. … Read more
We left Kent Inlet on Thursday morning as the fog was clearing…another beautiful day so far! We cruised a slightly longer day (39nm) to Rescue Bay, where we put a couple crab traps down. A little later, we saw a green-hulled Selene approaching from Jackson Narrows…could it be Scott on Impulse? Yes it could! Awesome! So we chatted with him and his friend Tracy and made a plan to cruise … Read more