Friday, 8/12
So, since last we wrote, we stopped by Sullivan Bay on Wednesday for a quick night of showers, laundry and re-supply. We left Thursday morning for Greenway Sound. We’re anchored in a little cove just inside Broughton Point on the West side of the sound. This is actually in a place called Carter Passage that bisects North Broughton Island from South.
OK, so much for the geography. It’s really lovely here and we’re the only boat around. Today we took the dinghy for a 45-minute ride over to a bay just east of Greenway Point. There’s a rickety, but serviceable dinghy dock there maintained by British Columbia Forest Service Recreation. There’s a well-maintained trail that goes up to two different lakes. Recommended! The first lake is about a 45-minute hike and the second another 20. At the second lake we saw very clear cougar tracks in the mud by the lake. Looked like a good-sized animal. With Ann’s bell though I think all the animals are well alerted of our presence so I doubt we will see any. We also saw signs of beaver. Several trees were clearly gnawed. Once had been felled and the other was close to it.
Pretty fresh cuts on this tree.
Anyway, when we got back to Charisma we did some fishing and I guess it was the right time of the tides because we pulled up a flounder, two rockfish and a dogfish. The first three were just a little small so we didn’t keep them, but nice to do some catching for a change.
Tomorrow we’re going 20ish miles east back to Wahkana Bay up Tribune Channel. We went in there to look around a couple weeks ago, but while very wild and lovely, it was a very windy day and didn’t look too friendly. Conditions should be a little tamer tomorrow and we’ve heard of grizzly sightings there and ample crab catching. Of course if there are crabs I won’t likely find them, but we can dream.
Oh, and we saw the Meteor Shower last night. Lovely. Well, Ann said it was. I fell asleep in the cockpit. But at least I saw one! She claims 10. Foggy tonight though. Maybe tomorrow.