Lyle finished the cutting of the teak for his cockpit floor last night so we had a late supper and started early today to get on and off the Johnstone Strait before really strong winds came up. We were down Sunderland Channel and past Port Neville in good weather so we went on to the Broken Islands and entered Harvey Channel into the Broughtons just before noon. We anchored for lunch at the site of a now abandoned First Nations Village called Matilpi. We then navigated down a shallow channel that reminded me of Kakwa country - forested mountains around us and the feeling that we were on a river. We were only able to get 3 knots in Chatham Channel as the current was strongly against us. It was an interesting spot using line of sight navigational aids to stay in the deepest part of the channel.
Cutter Cove has a rock wall on its west side and forested hills around us. There are lots of crab pots down here and the books tell of good crabbing.
The American boat beside us last night brought us 2 cooked crabs which complemented our supper. Perople are friendly and although it is very windy the sun still shines, but we have put the bikini away!
I kept a wary watch as Lyle slept observing the movement of two points of land that I had chosen. We had just anchored and quite a west wind was blowing up and gusting and we were exposed to it, the boat spinning around on its 200 feet of anchor chain and rope.
Cutter Cove has a rock wall on its west side and forested hills around us. There are lots of crab pots down here and the books tell of good crabbing.
The American boat beside us last night brought us 2 cooked crabs which complemented our supper. Perople are friendly and although it is very windy the sun still shines, but we have put the bikini away!
I kept a wary watch as Lyle slept observing the movement of two points of land that I had chosen. We had just anchored and quite a west wind was blowing up and gusting and we were exposed to it, the boat spinning around on its 200 feet of anchor chain and rope.