To the edge of Salish Sea

 We left Port Hardy with banks of fog lurking ahead. We would motor a while then stop wait for it to recede and then  motor on another kilometer or so. Ultimately we started to sail back and forth and then it suddenly cleared. 

We anchored off Port Mcneill because Yammy wanted to visit the world famous burl. We stumbled upon a  brew pub with a nice deck overlooking the harbour and then stumbled back to our dinghy and boat. 




The next day we headed past Alert Bay towards the Broughtons. This body of water is very shallow with lots of current and tons of sea life. The climax was seeing a pod of fifty Pacific White sided porpoises. They were too far away in the sun so we did not get a picture. 

In the Broughtons we stayed at three anchorages . The first two were perfect idylic coves . The distances travelled were small so we had lots of time to explore.









After that it was back to Johnstone Strait and the challenges of the tidal currents . We arrived at our last pristine anchorage at Handfield cove late in the afternoon. We were greeted by the call of a Northern Pygmy Owl and a flybv by a Pileated Woodpecker. 

After that we raced through Seymour Narrows and anchored close to Campbell River. The next day we pulled into a marina and have been suffereing the pleasures of food , coffee and unlimited shopping.

Today we will ride the flood tide past Cape Mudge down towards Comox


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  1. Terry&Michele30 September 2022 at 23:07

    Nice blue sky! What's with Yammy wearing headphones and hiding her face?

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