BOUGHEY BAY/PORT HARVEY
After checking the tides and
the weather report last night, we decided to stay an extra day in Douglas Bay.
Depending on the winds across the Johnstone Strait,
we may stop at Port Neville or keep on trucking. We have a 6 a.m. departure
planned. Oh, boy, love those early mornings!
We snagged another two crabs
this afternoon. We had four that were
either two small or were female which were thrown back. Crabbing is one of our favorite pastimes when
boating, and we have had pretty good luck so far this trip. Pulling up a pot with scrambling crabs in it is
definitely a thrill for us hunter/gatherer types…smiles all around especially
when we are feasting on them!
David took this extra
non-travel day to continue his work on the boat deck sanding and painting. I
have had nothing but light chores and leisure time sitting most of the day in
the wheelhouse reading and swatting horse flies. Those flies are mammoth and mighty pesky. One
flew up my pant leg and David had one up his shirt and under his hat! They’re big enough to saddle!
We past a tug and his raft of logs on our very early morning departure.
The next morning, I heard
David up on the boat deck a little after 4:00 moving things around. At 4:30 he
came to me and reported, “The wind is starting to pick up. I really think we
should leave now.” Without a whine or a
whimper on my part, we shoved off a little after 5:00 a.m. following three
sailboats out of Douglas
Bay. David made a wise
decision because our 4 hour cruise was calm and uneventful.
We found a very snug
anchorage in Boughey
Bay off Havannah Channel.
It is not far from Port Harvey which has a resort. We hope to take the dinghy
over there tomorrow and hopefully, find WiFi and do some grocery shopping.
Expecting 40 mph winds on the Johnstone Strait tomorrow afternoon so will stay
here another day just to be on the safe side.
I keep searching for grizzlies on the shore. Ya never know.
This is probably the only SUNRISE photo you will see from me!
Did a bit of scrubbing around
this old girl after we arrived…lots of dead flies to sweep up. David is still painting…he’s on his third
coat.
NEXT DAY;
In the morning before the
winds increased, we motored over to Port Harvey which took us about 15 minutes
in our dinghy. The resort was much smaller than anticipated but it had lots of
nice dock space. We wandered into the store but no one was there. After walking
upstairs we found the Red Shoe Pub and smelled the coffee. There were a variety
of red shoes mounted on the walls and on display. We detected Australian,
British, as well as Canadian and American accents from the friendly boaters.
The cinnamon rolls were everything the advertising promised…delicious! We were
going to be charged $10 for WiFi because we weren’t mooring there. We decided
to pass on it.
We met experienced boaters on
the Red Otter who were quite helpful filling us in on places to go in The
Broughtons. They were from Nanaimo and the
biggest tip we got was where to find a dinghy dock in Nanaimo. We were so frustrated the last time
we anchored there and could not find a spot to tie up to spend time ashore. Now
we know the “secret spot”!
They also shared with us that
many of the marinas in the area do not have fresh water for boaters. We have
been conserving but obviously need to watch our water usage even more.
Tomorrow is Canada Day with
celebrations of food, fun and fireworks planned throughout the islands. Not
sure where we will be tomorrow…perhaps Lagoon Cove on Minstrel Island. It all depends on the weather and tides. Northwest winds are supposed to reach 45mph
on the Johnstone Strait today and continue to stay strong
the rest of the week. We are heading north of the strait but even in this well
protected bay, we are feeling the gusts right now and are being tossed around.
Port Harvey Resort and home of the Red Shoe Pub
There are always spider stowaways on board.
Off to Port Harvey
Cloudy with little chance of rain
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