Well we waited around for the perfect weather window and
then left in the middle of the night to ensure a smooth crossing of Hecate
Strait.
We arrived at Larsen Harbour, perched on the outside of
Banks Island. The whole strait was smooth as glass and it was hot, hot , hot.
We went for a dinghy ride among the rocky islets and then walked through the
bush to another bay. It was gorgeous.
We progressed south in mostly calm hot weather. Sometimes
the smell of forest fire smoke intruded into our nostrils.
We thoroughly
enjoyed our anchorage on the South tip of Banks Island , Gung Ho Bay.. It was a real rock pile to get into but was
great for exploring with the dinghy.
We
stayed sort of inside on the outside. Finally
at Higgins Passage we broke through to the classic inside passage.
Now we are encamped at Shearwater Resort . There are all the
amenities here and lots of boats all waiting out the current little bit of bad
weather. It feels really weird being
tied up with all these yachts after being on the anchor for so long. The back is sort of holding up to retrieving
the anchor and chain by hand.
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