Anchored in Halkett Bay
DAY 2: Sunday, May 20th 40nm/5 1\2hours 61 degrees cloudy
Halkett Bay to Pender Harbour
It was a glorious morning as we jetted toward our crab pots in our dinghy anxious to claim our crab cache. We have always had great luck crabbing in Halkett Bay, but this time we only landed two keepers. There certainly were a lot more pots for the crabs to choose from that night. In one of our traps the bag of frozen chicken had a hole in it, and the hungry poultry lover managed to leave only a chicken bone dangling from the bag. Like a little boy impatient for Christmas morning, David insisted on checking the pots last night before we went to bed only to find one small rock crab. Surprisingly, that crab was not there this morning. It's great escape is still a mystery!
While preparing to depart, a gentleman boated along side with his faithful boating companion, his dog, and asked about our boat. The Belle really is a conversation magnet wherever we go. Our visiter once had a similar boat built in 1951. It was plainly written all over his face just how much he sincerely loved (and missed) his old wooden boat.
We shoved off about 8:30 this morning with flat calm waters in the bay. It started rolling as we motored closer to the Georgia Strait. That was when I unwisely decide to rustle up some breakfast. It was quite the balancing act scrambling and frying. I was actually feeling a bit nauseaus when I got back to the wheelhouse.
We continue our log watch but it was made much more difficult with the rolling waves. You would need to catch the logs as they bounced in sight. I missed a large log completely and only had it in my sights when it passsed right by us. You also start to see shrimp pot bouys bobbing in the water and at one point, we sighted one way too late and frantically maneuvered to miss it. As it passed by on our port side, we realized we were actually dodging a chocolate milk carton! After hours of staring off into the distant waters, even seagulls bobbing on the water start to look like trap buoys
While cruising we were able to skype with granddaughters. Ada and Ella. Technology can be delightful at times but for me, it remains a constant frustration. I bought a Lightening SD card so that I could transfer my camera photos to my iPad. My goal was to create our Blog on my iPad. My friend, Jan, used one on a trip together so I sought her help. Jan was so sweet to troubleshoot for me. I have tried a couple of suggestions but no success yet. Fingers crossed.
While researching for this trip, David read that the best phone coverage in BC would be with T-Mobil so he switched carriers. There are no roaming charges in Canada and he has been able to create a "Hotspot" on his phone so that we can access wifi. We also installed a Shakespeare antenna for increased range. Hoping these steps will limit the "dead zones" on our trip.
We are also using an app I read about called windy.com. It locates us and charts the temperature, tides, wave heights and winds for us. Handy.
We were expecting Pender Harbour to be exceptionally busy this holiday weekend but we easily found anchorage in Garden Bay which has more protection than our usual spot in Hospital Bay. Anchoring in Garden Bay has always been challenging and often not successful until after several anchor drops in several locations. Today, we got lucky and got a hook right off.
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