July 13
We left the great little town of Klemtu today after having a great stay with very friendly people. The RCMP here are quite special -- they helped us with mooring the boat yesterday and helped haul the dinghy (very full of water) up on the dock so we could try to find what was wrong. Wow, do they know how to lend a hand up here! When we left we went to see what the cost oft the moorage was --- the reply was "there is no cost -- the new dock is for people use use and enjoy Klemtu". That pretty much was the tone of the entire place.
The Kitasoo band have built a beautiful cedar longhouse here; they have walking tours of the town and boardwalk and of the longhouse (although the tourist information office seems to keep their own hours). Construction is underway on a new health centre for the town, and the fish packing company seems to be a going concern.
We stocked up on supplies (prices in the band store are high, but consider how the stock has to get here!) water, and diesel, and gasoline for the dinghy. Klemtu does not have propane at the dock, and our next opportunity is likely to be Queen Charlotte City.
We motored slowly north from Klemtu, past Boat Bluff, around the end of Swindle Island to Myers Passage. We weren't in much of a hurry as we needed more water in the passage to ensure a safe transit though this very narrow and rocky channel -- the new chart we had bought in Shearwater turned out to be a very valuable investment. Our shallowest point in the pass turned out to be 8' below the keel.
Our stop for the night was at Corney Cove, a very nice little spot where Abby was able to wander around the grass near the shore. We shared the anchorage with a family up from Port Hardy in a small power boat, who were on their way to Klemtu the next day.
Photos coming --
Cheers, Turicum
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