26 Jul 18

Another quiet night in the PacNW. We were up just after 08:00 to go up and collect the cinnamon buns we ordered last night, as well as the loaf of fresh-baked multi-grain bread. We generally loafed around most of the morning, taking advantage of the good WiFi and a tolerable cell service, if you sat on the bench on the hill. The Admirals went for a walk in the woods and John and I rowed across the bay to check out the small cut between East and West Cracroft Islands. This cut is only full of water at extreme high tide. Based on our inspection, this cut is not an altogether natural phenomenon; i.e., somebody - probably First Nations folks - has improved the stream bed and sides with boulders - we think it was a secret short-cut across the island for canoes. The sun finally broke through the clouds about noon and after a lunch of left-over pizza from last night, we got going just before 14:00. At the bottom of Port Harvey as we turned NE into Havannah Channel, the wind was behind us for a change, so we sailed all the way up to our anchorage in the Warren Islands at the bottom of Call Inlet. On the way, we passed by Burial Cove and not far from Matilpi, both nice anchorages and abandoned First Nations village sites. The hook was down to the east of the first big island in the Warrens by 15:45. For dinner, we finally got to eat the lamb souvlaki’s the Admiral bought in Granville Island Market nearly a month ago.  

After dinner, John and Laurie rowed over to the beach for a look around and to inspect the creeks that flow in there. About 20 minutes later, just after sunset, we saw a mama grizzly bear and 3 cubs as they came down to the same beach. They turned over rocks looking for treats at low water for about 30 minutes as we watched, awestruck. It was, unfortunately, too dark and far away for decent photos.

50-34.944’N, 126-10.978’W; Log = 8.2, Sum (2018) = 392.1 N-m