Wednesday April 30 left Port Angelis Wa check in with Customs in Sidney,
Some shopping for fruit and veggies and dinner at a Greek restaurant .
Thursday May 1 Sidney to Princess cove anchorage. Beautiful spot and we took a nice walk.
Friday May 2 Nanaimo beautiful sunset did laundry. Harbor ok lots of sea gulls facilities far apart require loonies and tokens. Beautiful sunset after afternoon shower. Great pictures.
Saturday May 3 ballet cove. Very small private rain
Sunday May 4 Lund hotel. Arrived at 3 sat around only to find things were closed by 5. Got up early for breakfast at Nancy's gf muffin. Dinner sat night Lund hotel fish and chips.
Monday May 5 Tuesday May 6 desolation sound. Very pretty, crisp clean looking. Totally alone first day. Two other boats arrived Tuesday really enjoyed dinghy rides to other islands. We didn't get out to walk we found out Tuesday there was a walking trail on the land on side of Melody cove.
Wednesday May 6 headed north and stopped on Cortes island at Squirrel cove. Bought fish and some veggies. Beautiful stopover.
Thursday May 7 the first round of narrows going north through desolation sound into the Broughtons. Stopped in Cordero cove.
Friday May 8 passed second Narrows and did a marathon run to Port Hardy. We stayed two nights beautiful weather. Nice marina. David bought way too much fishing gear.
Sunday May 11 weather reports had us heading out to stage at Port Alexander for crossing Queen Charlotte Straight on Monday. This is the last leg of our journey that will be on the east side of Vancouver Island. Tomorrow early like 6:30 am we head across the queen Charlotte Straights around Cape Caution to Fury Cove off Penrose Is. This is a real calculation since waves can be high and wind can be either helpful or horrible.
Right now the sun has come out and while it is really cold on the front of the boat it is just wonderful on the back porch area. We have been putting the jib sail up, off and on to see if it helps us move faster. The guys really like doing this....
Monday May 12 crossed Queen Charlotte straight. Went north around cape caution...Rainy 2-3 ft seas not terrible. We were glad when it was over and we anchored in Fury cove.
We arrived about 1:00 pm we started at 6:00 am. It wasn't a bad crossing. Seas never went above 3feet but we did get a period of about an hour with cross chop. That meant you braced yourself well and held on tight and walked around only when necessary.
Fury Cove really is beautiful, and at least 5 other boats agree. This is the first time this year we have seen this many boats at anchor at the same place.
It is 51' and raining. In honor of a great successful crossing we had Tomato soup and Grilled Cheese sandwiches.
Now unfortunately Dave has to perform yet another open head surgery. We went 7 days without a clog. That is a huge improvement.
Tuesday May 13. Overcast and nearly 60' but no rain. Big smile!
We have been enjoying the flood pushing us up they Fitzhugh sound, radio on as required, and listening in on a group of boats about a mile or so west of us who are traveling in the same general direction. One skipper is quite knowledgable and gives interesting tid bits. One of which is to keep an eye out for humpback whales. So far we have only seen a small Holland America cruise ship "Volendam". Even though it looked like it was hardly moving, It kicked up quite a wake.
Some shopping for fruit and veggies and dinner at a Greek restaurant .
Thursday May 1 Sidney to Princess cove anchorage. Beautiful spot and we took a nice walk.
Friday May 2 Nanaimo beautiful sunset did laundry. Harbor ok lots of sea gulls facilities far apart require loonies and tokens. Beautiful sunset after afternoon shower. Great pictures.
Saturday May 3 ballet cove. Very small private rain
Sunday May 4 Lund hotel. Arrived at 3 sat around only to find things were closed by 5. Got up early for breakfast at Nancy's gf muffin. Dinner sat night Lund hotel fish and chips.
Monday May 5 Tuesday May 6 desolation sound. Very pretty, crisp clean looking. Totally alone first day. Two other boats arrived Tuesday really enjoyed dinghy rides to other islands. We didn't get out to walk we found out Tuesday there was a walking trail on the land on side of Melody cove.
Wednesday May 6 headed north and stopped on Cortes island at Squirrel cove. Bought fish and some veggies. Beautiful stopover.
Thursday May 7 the first round of narrows going north through desolation sound into the Broughtons. Stopped in Cordero cove.
Friday May 8 passed second Narrows and did a marathon run to Port Hardy. We stayed two nights beautiful weather. Nice marina. David bought way too much fishing gear.
Sunday May 11 weather reports had us heading out to stage at Port Alexander for crossing Queen Charlotte Straight on Monday. This is the last leg of our journey that will be on the east side of Vancouver Island. Tomorrow early like 6:30 am we head across the queen Charlotte Straights around Cape Caution to Fury Cove off Penrose Is. This is a real calculation since waves can be high and wind can be either helpful or horrible.
Right now the sun has come out and while it is really cold on the front of the boat it is just wonderful on the back porch area. We have been putting the jib sail up, off and on to see if it helps us move faster. The guys really like doing this....
Monday May 12 crossed Queen Charlotte straight. Went north around cape caution...Rainy 2-3 ft seas not terrible. We were glad when it was over and we anchored in Fury cove.
We arrived about 1:00 pm we started at 6:00 am. It wasn't a bad crossing. Seas never went above 3feet but we did get a period of about an hour with cross chop. That meant you braced yourself well and held on tight and walked around only when necessary.
Fury Cove really is beautiful, and at least 5 other boats agree. This is the first time this year we have seen this many boats at anchor at the same place.
It is 51' and raining. In honor of a great successful crossing we had Tomato soup and Grilled Cheese sandwiches.
Now unfortunately Dave has to perform yet another open head surgery. We went 7 days without a clog. That is a huge improvement.
Tuesday May 13. Overcast and nearly 60' but no rain. Big smile!
We have been enjoying the flood pushing us up they Fitzhugh sound, radio on as required, and listening in on a group of boats about a mile or so west of us who are traveling in the same general direction. One skipper is quite knowledgable and gives interesting tid bits. One of which is to keep an eye out for humpback whales. So far we have only seen a small Holland America cruise ship "Volendam". Even though it looked like it was hardly moving, It kicked up quite a wake.
It's quiet on our boat, David is taking engine temps and checking amp readings constantly on the batteries trying to decide if things are calibrated the way he was told. Larry is writing his notes on the journey, I have been on and off watch a few times, and marking times we passed waypoints. These are usually little concrete light house shaped things painted white and red and often they have a blinking light that is hard to see in the daytime.
The winds are starting to come up on our nose making it hard to keep up speed and too direct to get help from the sails; and the tide has shifted so the current will soon be trying to push us backwards. Must be time to find a cove and anchor, the one we have picked out is called Kisameet. Tomorrow we head past "Evan's" inlet to Ocean Falls where it is rumored they have internet.
May 14
Ocean Falls is just charming. It is an old cannery town abandoned when the cannery business pulled out. There is no road to Ocean Falls, cruise ships will occasionally stop here. They have a huge hydro electric dam and make the power for the central island area.
May 15-16-17 shearwater Bella Bella leaving early the 17th.
Sometimes we forget! Nature is Gods paintbrush His illustration, not a wish for our genie in a bottle.
We enjoyed 4days of drenching rain from Shearwater to Prince Rupert. Fortunately it is sunny now. We may be leaving in the morning to go to Dundas is to get ready to cross Dixon Entrance ( another of those crossings with a view of Canada on one side and Japan on the other) on Monday morning.
May 24 2014
While in Prince Rupert we checked out the British Columbia museum and went to a Salmon Feast being put on by the local Indian tribes. It was excellent eating. We learn from them every time we get to do this.
Turns out we went left Prince Rupert early on Sunday and passed up Dundas island and went straight to Foggy Bay. What a pretty little anchorage.
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