Hello friends and family. We hope your summer is grand and warm.
We are back onVancouver Island after a week in the Broughton Islands. Very interesting place the Broughtons, very few boats, no towns (or villages even), just places to anchor and floating marinas that offer a bit of community with other boaters, (docks rather than anchors all for a hefty overnight price). It was interesting to sail by crouded places like Sullivan Bay and Echo Bay and end up in a beautiful cove for the night. The marinas have helicoptors to ferry guests in and out and dock space for 100 foot yachts. The downside to the Broughtons is the inability to really go onshore. There are no hiking trails and even if there were, the bears do present a challange. We carry pepper spray given to us by a vet we met in Port Neville. In addition to pepper spray he takes his 12 gauge out with him when walking his property. Yesterday we took the dingy and went 6-7 miles back into a lovely lagoon and had the place to ourselves. Did have to get out before the tide changed as the pass we used to get into the lagoonthere had rapids and falls on an ebb current. Don't want to get trapped back there like a kayaker we met did one year. He had to wait 8 hours to get out. That lagoon and its approach to Queen Charlotte Straits was the home to first nations people for 6 -7 thousand years. The middens are huge and beads and other artifacts of their lives are found on the beaches.
We are both looking forward to going over the top soon. Plan is to go to Bull Harbour on Hope Island on Wednesday and over Nawitti Bar on Thursday. We need a bit of civilization every once in a while and Port Hardy is it. We are dockes with the fishing boats and now in a plasure craft harbor. They will be going out in the am to try their luck. The reports are of limited catches and in requested government interference in their livehood. Huuuum.
Health and spirits are good, Allymar is a good and sturdy home, although we three do tend to creak a little every once in a while.
Fairwinds and smooth seas
Ken
We are back onVancouver Island after a week in the Broughton Islands. Very interesting place the Broughtons, very few boats, no towns (or villages even), just places to anchor and floating marinas that offer a bit of community with other boaters, (docks rather than anchors all for a hefty overnight price). It was interesting to sail by crouded places like Sullivan Bay and Echo Bay and end up in a beautiful cove for the night. The marinas have helicoptors to ferry guests in and out and dock space for 100 foot yachts. The downside to the Broughtons is the inability to really go onshore. There are no hiking trails and even if there were, the bears do present a challange. We carry pepper spray given to us by a vet we met in Port Neville. In addition to pepper spray he takes his 12 gauge out with him when walking his property. Yesterday we took the dingy and went 6-7 miles back into a lovely lagoon and had the place to ourselves. Did have to get out before the tide changed as the pass we used to get into the lagoonthere had rapids and falls on an ebb current. Don't want to get trapped back there like a kayaker we met did one year. He had to wait 8 hours to get out. That lagoon and its approach to Queen Charlotte Straits was the home to first nations people for 6 -7 thousand years. The middens are huge and beads and other artifacts of their lives are found on the beaches.
We are both looking forward to going over the top soon. Plan is to go to Bull Harbour on Hope Island on Wednesday and over Nawitti Bar on Thursday. We need a bit of civilization every once in a while and Port Hardy is it. We are dockes with the fishing boats and now in a plasure craft harbor. They will be going out in the am to try their luck. The reports are of limited catches and in requested government interference in their livehood. Huuuum.
Health and spirits are good, Allymar is a good and sturdy home, although we three do tend to creak a little every once in a while.
Fairwinds and smooth seas
Ken
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