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| Aye Aye Sir at anchor. Lots of great memories. |
Early July;
We have had a streak of wet and cooler weather so we are continuing to head south looking for some sunshine. We stopped at Codville Lagoon for the night and caught a few more shrimp. Than it was off to Fury Cove to wait for the right weather forecast to cross Queen Charlotte Straits. After crossing that we stopped at Port McNeille for two nights and then met up with our friends Peg and Jim Jefferies at Mound Island. While there we all went salmon fishing and managed to catch one fish about 10 pounds. There were several humpback whales all around us and they were fun to watch. Then it was off to Waddington Bay where we caught more shrimp. From there we stopped at Echo Bay for a night and attended a potluck in their club house.
From there we continued on to Cutter Cove and then down Chatham Channel, into Johnstone Straits, and into Forward Harbor for the night. Lots of boats here. You never know what to expect when you round a corner. When we left at daybreak, there was a tug boat with a raft of logs right in the mouth of the Harbor. When he saw us approaching he pushed them all over to one side so we could get out. He had them tucked in there to wait for the slack current in Whirlpool Rapids. After going through Whirlpool Rapids we went through Green Point Rapids. The current was starting to flow pretty good by the time we got there but we still were able to make about 4 knots through them. After these we stopped in Shoal Bay for about three hours to wait for the slack current through Dent Rapids, Gillard Passage, and Yuculta Rapids. Were able to transit all three with no problem. From here it was a long ride down to Squirrel Cove to spend the night.
We were up a daylight to head south down Malaspina Strait where we encountered some wind a current but it was all behind us on our stern so it was no problem. We pulled into Pender Harbor and anchored up for three days as that’s when the forecast says it will stop blowing so we can cross Georgia Straits. The weather has been really warm the past few days so I did a little painting and varnishing.
We entered back into Washington at Cap Sante Marina where we started the cruise on May 1st. This trip was about 2300 miles and I’m happy to report there were no major mechanical problems of any kind. We moved the boat over to LA Conner and listed it for sale with a broker there. We have moved back into our house in Maryville. So the past week we have moved everything off the boat and bought back everything that was in storage back to the house. What a job!!! We are looking forward to living on land again. Russ
