July 15
After a disappointing result from our prawning efforts (an empty trap) we've decided this bay is Plenty Not-so-Much... We'll give it another try on another evening. The weather reception on the radio has been sporadic, and we've decided to put some miles on today and move towards the point where we can make the crossing of Hecate Strait when the weather is best.
A few things we learned: Things aren't exactly as people say. Get fuel, propane, water and anything else you need immediately; don't put it off with "they will have it at the next stop" -- often they won't.
Leave a few days for getting across and make some decisions as to your route but always stay flexible.
We finally heard some current weather on the VHF. And-- you can get a long range forecast from CCG on 83A up here --- just call them up and they will give you the outlook for the next 5 days, which we did. Southeast winds are forecast for Hecate Strait, 15-25 kn on Friday, 10-20 on Saturday, and going to southerly on Sunday.
Another day on the engine, as we motored 58 nm up Laredo Channel, across Caamano Sound and up Estevan Sound to our anchorage for the night between Campania and Langthorne Islands. Again, we were alone in the anchorage, imagining Emily Carr canoeing in here with her paints and sketchbook
Repair work continued to be the order of the day, as a number of small items continued to break, need replacement, etc., but mechanical objects are no match for Hale who is both handy and (according to June) also handsome.
Cheers, Turicum
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