23 June 2010
Dave headed out in the AquaSport first thing in the morning to go fishing and explore. tilly and I remained on the boat. Plenty of chores to do (always!) and it was a glorious morning to do them in. The windows needed a good cleaning. The salt air can make them pretty grimy awfully quick! After that, a few small loads of laundry needed to be dealt with. These chores might sound like grueling drudgery to some, but to me...in this environment...I am in heaven! While washing windows I noticed a pair of otters play on the rocky island on our port side. And as I was doing laundry on the aft deck a half dozen eagles were dog-fighting overhead. Amazing entertainment!
Dave returned around 10 am and noticed that our anchor was on a very shallow shelf. In order to pull it up we would have to bring the Sea Crest into uncomfortably shallow water near the rocks. It is handy having the Aquasport in times like these. We had already had a secondary line attached to our anchor to assist us in pulling her up (also, in case we should lose this one...it would make it easier to find and bring up). We hooked the anchor line to the stern of the "sport" and drug it into deeper water. I then climbed up the rock face where we had our stern line tied, and unhooked our line. By 11:30 am we were off!
We traveled through the Sabine Channel west of Taxada Island (the name "Texada" reminds me of the mo
vie, The Father of the Bride, for some strangre reason...TUX-Aaaa- dos!) Quirtky me! We were then once again in the Straits of Georgia. Lots of water! Mountain ranges east and west of us, and smooth sailing! We arrived at Cape Mudge on the tip of Quadra Island (across from Campbell River, BC) around 6 pm as it was starting to drizzle. The tides were in our favor and we wer pushing 12 knots! Anxious to get to our next anchorage, we selected Growlland Harbor on Quadra Is., behind a small island provincial park called Stag is. As we entered into the harbor we noticed that a large yacht (120 ft in length) was following us in. They were looking for anchorage, as well...an auspicious sign! We finally set anchor in approximately 20 feet of water and were set for the night. Good thing that we didn't select the more attractive cove behind us, for we would have been on the rocks with the mornings low tide!
Another long day, but a happy one! Life is a wonderful journey...
Dave headed out in the AquaSport first thing in the morning to go fishing and explore. tilly and I remained on the boat. Plenty of chores to do (always!) and it was a glorious morning to do them in. The windows needed a good cleaning. The salt air can make them pretty grimy awfully quick! After that, a few small loads of laundry needed to be dealt with. These chores might sound like grueling drudgery to some, but to me...in this environment...I am in heaven! While washing windows I noticed a pair of otters play on the rocky island on our port side. And as I was doing laundry on the aft deck a half dozen eagles were dog-fighting overhead. Amazing entertainment!
Dave returned around 10 am and noticed that our anchor was on a very shallow shelf. In order to pull it up we would have to bring the Sea Crest into uncomfortably shallow water near the rocks. It is handy having the Aquasport in times like these. We had already had a secondary line attached to our anchor to assist us in pulling her up (also, in case we should lose this one...it would make it easier to find and bring up). We hooked the anchor line to the stern of the "sport" and drug it into deeper water. I then climbed up the rock face where we had our stern line tied, and unhooked our line. By 11:30 am we were off!
We traveled through the Sabine Channel west of Taxada Island (the name "Texada" reminds me of the mo
vie, The Father of the Bride, for some strangre reason...TUX-Aaaa- dos!) Quirtky me! We were then once again in the Straits of Georgia. Lots of water! Mountain ranges east and west of us, and smooth sailing! We arrived at Cape Mudge on the tip of Quadra Island (across from Campbell River, BC) around 6 pm as it was starting to drizzle. The tides were in our favor and we wer pushing 12 knots! Anxious to get to our next anchorage, we selected Growlland Harbor on Quadra Is., behind a small island provincial park called Stag is. As we entered into the harbor we noticed that a large yacht (120 ft in length) was following us in. They were looking for anchorage, as well...an auspicious sign! We finally set anchor in approximately 20 feet of water and were set for the night. Good thing that we didn't select the more attractive cove behind us, for we would have been on the rocks with the mornings low tide!Another long day, but a happy one! Life is a wonderful journey...
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