Leaving Princess L. in the weee morning hour. The artwork is Malibu camp lights next to Malibu Rapids which was my beacon as I lifted anchor from McDonald island. Slack water was around 5am through Malibu Rapids so I got a early start on the day. The lights helped to aid me through the dark morning of navigation by brail.
Having arrived in Hotham sound after leaving Jervis inlet I anchored between Harmony Island Park and the Mainland in the late afternoon and decided to get some kayaking in. It was a rewarding paddle coming across these shear rock wall faces jutting from the sound. I always find natures artwork the best.
The next morning as you can see I was headed across Georgia Strait which is in the foreground and Texada island is to the right. I had planned to keep going north but decided to head south as the weather was changing. The winds died to my chagrin that day for a short sail so I decided to throw some lunch on the barbie before I crossed only to have a wave come along and roll the weeny off the grill into the drink. Yes! It's a floater. So I circled around and was ready to sweep it up and throw it on the grill again to only watch it vanish to the depths below as I watched helplessly replaying that tragic moment and what I could of done differently. I had one left luckily and I made sure to keep a eye on the seas so as not to lose another.
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Looking towards the mainland,Vancouver, while crossing Georgia Straits.
Nanaimo Harbor from the promenade. I finally made it in around 8 after a easy crossing. The weather has settled in,rain. So I've been here for a few days waiting for the sky's to clear up which might be awhile,cabin fever. |
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My seiner neighbors,unlike home, are getting the ship back in order and anticipating another opening for a record sockeye year. This is the largest run in the history of sockeye on the Frazier. Which seems to go against current trends of salmon species.
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A Hardy Bunch!
A Hardy Bunch!
