All went well getting into Johnstone Strait via Okisollo Channel today - other than the rain. It was a cold, wet, blustery day out there; and a long one at that. But we’re snuggled into Handfield Bay now, warm and well fed.
Handfield Bay is one that Bob, Kay, and I tried to get into last year on our way north, but were turned around by the crowd. It was of the few anchorages that we were denied. There is no one else out here tonight. What should that tell me? I always like to say: when there are no skiers on a hill, there is usually a good reason. That’s a lesson I’ve learned the hard way.
This time though is going to be different. I say that because: “periods of rain will end Tuesday Morning.” So sayeth the weather forecast. They also tell me that the winds will be light for two days while we’re in the Broughton Archipelago. Two days of light winds spells high pressure and that translates to sunshine in my mind. Yes please!
Getting the currents figured out right and timing the narrows arrival spot-on can be so anticlimactic. They post pictures of raging rapids and big boats spun sideways. They offer dire warnings to time the transit at or near slack. Death, doom and despair. So I take their advice and what do I get? It’s like motoring through a long lake. I’m not complaining, mind you; just wishing I could see the same waters at their worst - from shore.
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