It was an uneventful trip to Banks Island. On the last leg
to Banks Island a small juvenile bird of some kind hitched a ride on our boat. Since identified as a juvenile Brown-headed Cowbird.
The last bit into Larsen Harbour was windy and choppy. It is
an intimidating place to approach when
the waves are crashing on the rocks and it looks like you are proceeding into a
rock pile. Once safely inside we watched two French catamarans arrive. They
were both in the 40-50 foot range and were obviously world travelers.
The next morning we left at 0430. There was moonlight and
the waves had calmed down. By the time we had gotten out in the Strait it was
flat calm. We motorsailed the whole way and arrived in Sandspit at 1500
hours. There was not a lot of birds to
be seen out in the strait . That was a bit of a disappointment. On previous trips I had seen hundreds of
pelagic birds.
The harbor in Sandspit is a cozy place and we spent two days
there. We hitched to the ferry and went to Skidegate to get our National Park
indoctrination. While we were there Explorer IV arrived. This is Craig Hougen’ s boat. Or should I say
ship. It is 60 feet long and built to go through the pack ice. We met Craig his
wife Mary Jane and Brian Mcwatters and his wife Kim. We got a tour of the boat
which made us feel quite small and insignificant parked on the end of the dock.
We took a walk on the spit and took a hike up this stream close to the harbor.
Now we are anchored off Queen Charlotte City. We were all
set to dinghy to town when I discovered a hole in our inflatable. I have just patched it and we will have to
wait until tomorrow to go to shore.
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