Blunden Harbour

Day 6 | 2023 Flotilla to Alaska | Blunden Harbour to Allison Harbour

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We set the alarm for 4am this morning to look at the updated forecast for Cape Caution today. The Environment Canada forecast for McInnes to Pine Island said: Wind light except northeasterly outflow 30 knots near the mainland inlets. Wind becoming northwest 5 to 15 early this afternoon then becoming light near midnight. Wind becoming southerly 10 to 15 Tuesday morning then diminishing to light Tuesday evening. Since the 30 … Read more

Day 5 | 2023 Flotilla to Alaska | Mound Island to Blunden Harbour

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We left Mound Island by 7am this morning, not because we needed to, but because we want some time to play in Blunden Harbour later today. There’s so much to explore there, and the weather is (still) amazing. The folks on Two’s Out sent us this nice photo of Airship underway in Queen Charlotte Strait this morning. So pretty! Not long after we entered Queen Charlotte Strait, we saw some … Read more

Day 3 | Flotilla to Alaska | Kanish Bay to Blunden Harbour

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With Seymour Narrows behind us, the timing of our trip up Johnstone Strait was primarily about maximizing favorable current and miles covered. Thankfully the beginning of the ebb—which runs northwest in Johnstone Strait—was about 5:00 a.m., about the same time it’s light enough to spot logs in the water. Complicating matters was the forecast, which called for winds building to 25-35 knots in the afternoon. Both Environment Canada and the … Read more

Day 8 | Flotilla to Alaska | Echo Bay to Blunden Harbour

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Queen Charlotte Sound—rounding Cape Caution—is probably the most significant of the “gates” along the Inside Passage. Here, every vessel is forced from behind the shelter of Vancouver Island into the open Pacific for 40 miles. Since we left the Gulf Islands, we’ve been looking ahead for our opportunity to round Cape Caution. Tomorrow looks to be the day, so this morning we put the Broughtons behind us and headed northwest … Read more