Boating is a small world. Boating on the northern BC coast is an even smaller world. When I pulled into Shearwater, I knew the people on three of the five non-flotilla boats. We'd crossed paths before, traded stories, and shared drinks. Today, in Hartley Bay, I ran into C-Dory friends Gene and Margaret on
Reef Madness. They're also Alaska bound, although their Tomcat moves a whole lot more quickly than my Nordic Tug. Yep, small world.
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Reef Madness overtaking Safe Harbour in Grenville Channel |
We had a short run up to Lowe Inlet this morning. Lowe Inlet is one of my favorite anchorages on the coast. It's spacious, though a bit deep, and strategically located for transiting Grenville Channel. It's also beautiful—cliffs rise dramatically, a waterfall plunges into the head of the bay, bears roam around on shore (and catch fish in the waterfall later in the season).
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The fleet at anchor |
Gale and Guy on
Stormy invited the whole fleet over for happy hour. I think we ended up with 20 people aboard and seven dinghies tied to the swim step. Thanks for hosting everyone!
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Stormy anchored in front of the waterfall |
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The party has started! |
The weather cooperated enough for a quick drone flight (meaning it wasn't raining). The light wasn't great, but it's neat to see the lake behind the waterfall.
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Aerial of Lowe Inlet |
Tomorrow we have another long day to Prince Rupert, then we'll try to sneak across Dixon Entrance in front of what's looking like a pretty serious weather system.
19.88 nm today
587.11 nm total
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