Portland Island

The morning winds were up as we departed Genoa. 10 – 18 knot winds carried us down Satellite Channel with full cutter rig flying. Talos IV was in her element. It took several well timed tacks to get around Saltspring Island, but finally we were headed into Portland for the night.

This was our first opportunity to do a stern tie.  With a little help from our neighbor, who happened to be on shore at the time, we managed to drop the anchor, back down and run a line to shore using the dinghy.  There were ready made rings imbedded in the rock wall specifically for this purpose.  It is a great way to virtually eliminate any swinging and allow for relatively close anchoring of other boats.

Portland Island seemed to offer a lot of options for hiking when we researched the guide books. Upon our arrival the surge was bothersome and the noise from passing mega go fast boats was an annoyance. The flight pattern for the airport in Sidney was also over the Island.

Paul forgot to put on his hiking boots before we departed in the dinghy for the trails. The recent weather had made the footpaths very sloppy with mud and more mud. We made short of our adventure and returned to the boat. Tomorrow could not come soon enough.

The next stop is Ganges on Saltspring Island……