Today would be our last day on the water. By this afternoon we’d all be back in Bellingham and people would start going their separate ways. Captain Brian scheduled our departure time for the civilized hour of 12 noon! This gave people a chance to eat ashore for breakfast or simply sleep in and enjoy …
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As predicted, the winds came up sometime in the middle of the night. We woke, some of us pretty early due to the wind, to a pretty steady 20 knots. The skies were clouded over and the rain was falling. Yes, this was the Pacific Northwest with which the crew of Deception was familiar. Some of the fleet was …
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Today’s journey would take us less than 20 miles over to Montague Harbour. Captain Brian graciously granted the flotilla a 10:00 am departure. This gave Alaskan Dream and Deception the chance to share blueberry pancakes, eggs and bacon! The trip over to Montague was short and sweet under blue sunshiny skies. Once we were all …
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The views of the mountains were stunning as we left Pender Harbour. Today we would be making our final big open water crossing. This one would involve us getting across the Strait of Georgia. And, once again, we exited the harbor to see the waters ahead to be in a flat calm state. We are …
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Could the weather be any nicer??? We awoke to sunny skies once again and headed out of Grace Harbour to enjoy the mountainous views of Desolation Sound once again. It was clear as we headed around Sara Point and then we were back in civilization. We called many vessels on Channel 16 to make passing …
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It was back to a normal 0800 departure time this morning. Captain Brian had determined that 0800 would be a perfect time to get through Hole in the Wall, which is a narrow passageway which must be timed just right. Again, it was a placid body of water whose reputation did not seem to live …
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Whirlpool rapids. The name itself demands respect. In order to transit the rapids at slack water, the fleet rose a little early for an 0700 departure. Sure enough, our timing was perfect and it was hard to understand why this calm, placid body of water had earned such a name. We made our way back …
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It was another beautiful morning in Lagoon Cove. Slack low water in The Blowhole was not until 1000, so the fleet enjoyed a leisurely morning of crabbing, hiking and plain ‘ol sleeping in! Captain Brian timed the narrows just right, as usual, and we went right on through with no incident. We did, however, spot …
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It was a 10:30 AM departure for Mother Goose this morning. By the time we had arrived on Saturday the liquor store was closed and Sunday it was also closed. So Captain Brian conceded to having a later departure in order to give folks a chance to do some last minute provisioning. It would be …
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Ahhh… how nice to have a layday today in Port McNeill! Everyone enjoyed sleeping in just a bit, and then most of the gang headed off to catch the 8:40 ferry over to Alert Bay. A stop at Mugz Coffee Shop was a must, as opportunities for lattes had not been seen in over a …
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