Mound Island, Broughton Marine Park

We decided to leave earlier this morning to arrive early at Mound Island. It was a short hop of about 8 nm, the challenge was navigating Beware Channel. With a name like that you can imagine the possibilities. The time to transition this channel is low water to see the rocks and reefs. You must navigate in a serpentine manner around lots of obstacles visible and just below the water line. We were at a low water point and proceeded with low speed and multiple charts and backup. The navigation and pilotage was without fault, and we popped thru at Indian Channel to a wall of fog. The decreased visibility was worrisome enough to seek a temporary anchorage until the weather improved. We dropped anchor in Beware Bay which was just off our beam for approx 1 hour and drank hot chocolate. The skies opened a bit and we heard chatter on the radio from other boats approaching Beware Channel. Up with the anchor, we headed out.  On the way out, we spotted a black bear working his way along the shore.  When we arrived at the Mound Island, our anchorage site for the night, there was only one other vessel. Hooray!

We have our crab pot set, the rain is letting up and life is good.

It was a foggy morning and the channel was very narrow
with lots of rocks and reefs.  We waited it out in this little cove
called Beware Cove.

We spotted a black bear along the shore on the way out of
Beware Cove.

Due to the high cost and the hassel of hauling our trash
around, we have taken to burning our paper trash on shore

Site of abandon long house and village.

Ancient midden.

It was a gorgeous sunset.