2 Jun 23

We had a most excellent night’s sleep without assistance from the heater, although the hot water bottle at our feet was a huge help. It was totally quiet in the anchorage all night. It was cold and rainy when we got out of bed at 7:20. After listening to the weather report, coming in nice and clear from Mount Gil 4.5 N-m to the south), we got going; the anchor was aweigh at 08:20. We motored south, rounding Waterman Point and turning NW into Grenville Channel, which is a narrow, arrow-straight channel running NW for about 50 miles. We originally thought to go to Klewnuggit Inlet, but opted instead to stop in Lowe Inlet, to check out Verney Falls. We were anchored, after the 2nd attempt, at 11:53. Shortly after that, the sun came out, at least for a few minutes. “Surfbird” (a very nice looking, custom-built aluminum trawler), who we last saw in Khutze Inlet, was already lying at anchor, along with “Singapore Girl”, a Grand Banks 34 (I think). There is a front moving over us during the course of the day, so the weather is likely to be a bit unsettled for the next day or so. We are going to let it move on a bit to the east before we attempt to cross Chatham Sound to Prince Rupert, which now looks like Monday or, more likely, Tuesday, 6 June. After lunch, in a not-raining spell, we rowed over to check out some strange-looking birds, which we think are sand-hill cranes. Then, we checked out the waterfall and some old pilings that must have held some houses for a logging camp or fishing camp. It rained off and on for the rest of the afternoon and we read and knitted. The front apparently came on through, because the wind got up for a bit and circled around through the dial for a while, then died off. Followed by more rain. Well, it is a temperate rain forest; they don’t call it the “wet coast” for nothing. While we were eating dinner, our neighbor on “Singapore Girl” stopped by for a chat after picking up his prawn trap. He had a couple of recommendations about places to stop north of Prince Rupert.  After dinner, I played guitar for a bit, while we enjoyed the evening.  

53-33.455’N, 129-34.015’W; Log = 18.9, Sum (2023) = 695.2 N-m; Eng. hrs. = 3.7, Sum = 3222.7