We left Jennis early to make Stuart Narrows by slack tide. The warm weather we had yesterday presented us with some very light fog this morning. Visibility was still adequate for the departure. We planned the time just right, arriving at the narrows with no problems. The ebb tide gave us a nice push out Wells passage to LaBouchere Passage. From that point on we were in open water, lots of sky and no wind. Seas were flat and we were making 6.5 kts toward Blunden Harbour. Paul and I agreed we were almost giddy at being able to have so much sky and knowing this was a major turning point for our trip. Arrival at Blunden was uneventful….we found a great anchorage and had plenty of time to explore by dinghy.
The Harbour has lots of tucked away lagoons and inlets. We anchored by a midden beach and an old first nations village. The beach was strewn with old pottery shards, iron remnants and of course clam shells. These middens are really deep. We were going to hike up to find the village but came across a memorial to another cruiser’s dog. The plaque stated that the dog lost a battle with a mountain lion at that spot 1 year ago. We thought exploring pottery shards was a great activity. We then went on a tour around the inlets and explored by dinghy.
The crab pot is set, dinner is on and the winds have picked up. We will probably stay here tomorrow unless the weather dictates our departure early AM.
Furry crew update: Louis has discovered that lying on the cockpit engine cover is nice and warm and also sheltered from the wind.
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| Leaving Jennis |
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| Found objects |
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| small cabin |
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| more found objects |
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| Midden beach |
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| memorial to a brave dog |
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| more midden beach |
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| Sunset Blunden Harbour |
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