August 21st Squirrel Cove to Garden Bay

August 21^st Squirrel Cove to Garden Bay in Pender Harbour

Departed 5:30 am (ugh)  plenty smokey

Trying to catch the tides in the right direction, we left quite early this morning. It was a good decision. The Belle reached a speed of 8 knots. The smoke was thick and the morning sun was a big spectacular orange pumpkin in the sky. Its reflection was a bright red stripe in the water. My photos do not do justice to its beauty. I found myself staring at it without discomfort because of the smoke screen. It was mesmerizing. David cautioned me not to stare so long.

We pressed through heavy fog all morning for 7 hours arriving in Garden Bay at 12:30. During our cruise there was a radio call regarding a dinghy in a bay off Vancouver Island whose engine was running with the boat spinning in the water.  Victoria radio officer kept asking if there was anyone in the water. He was urging near-by boaters to search.

Pam texted us and said that they woke up to sunshine in Squirrel Cove. David texted back describing our gloomy boating conditions.

Been listening to CNN and NPR radio most of the day. The drama over the Cohen pleas and the Manifort verdict kept us in suspense (as well as the entire world) until early evening. Not a good day for President Trump.