Mound Island

Day 6 | 2024 Flotilla to Alaska | Mound Island to Blunden Harbour

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We left our anchorage at Mound Island just after first light this morning, around 5:30am. Conditions were calm, and according to weather information from reporting stations in and around Queen Charlotte Strait, things weren’t bad out there early but the forecast promised some ever-increasing wind in the afternoon today…so we opted to make our miles early. The group voted to cruise up to the Blunden Harbour/Allison Harbour to stage for … Read more

Day 5 | 2024 Flotilla to Alaska | Shoal Bay to Mound Island

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Environment Canada’s forecast for Johnstone Strait today was a gale warning, with expected winds 20-30kts this afternoon. But Windy showed conditions that looked much more friendly. Johnstone is not an area where we typically can rely on Windy conditions, due to the variety of terrain and other mysterious things — this is when actual reported conditions are best when you can get them. Fanny Island showed 15-18kts for our whole … 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 4 | 2023 Flotilla to Alaska | Kanish Bay to Mound Island

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Another beautiful day! We left Kanish Bay by 6am for the 60nm trip up Johnstone Strait. Mound Island is a spacious, scenic anchorage with room for many boats. We all got settled and then headed out in dinghies to further explore the area. On the north side of nearby Berry Island, there’s a rock formation called “Chief’s Bathtub” and right above it, a fast-fading group of pictographs. Here’s what it … Read more