Another day in paradise. A leisurely start to the day - away from anchor just after 9. Amazing weather. We traveled under blue skies all day, while just to the west rain was falling on Vancouver Island. Took just over 3 hours to transit north along Galiano and Valdez Islands arriving at Gabriola Pass minutes before slack tide. Slid through easily and then as the winds were still blowing, we opted to spend the night and wait for the morning calm to cross the Strait of Georgia. It looks like we will have perfect weather in the morning. We avoided the busy harbor of Nanaimo and anchored in a small cove on the east side of Gabriola Pass - very quiet but we are not alone! There is an out-station for the West Vancouver Yacht club here and the dock is full! Still plenty of room to anchor.
While Barrie turned-to and spent the afternoon working in the engine room, Larry and I deployed our tender "Toot" for the first time. "Toot" was my present to Barrie last summer for his birthday and this is her first voyage. I got to drive! We transited Gabriola Passage and rode the rapids and then headed over to Silva Bay to check out the boats before returning to "Chug". An early dinner and an early to bed. We have a 5 am start tomorrow.
Squirrel Cove is great early in the summer, before it gets crowded. You're a week ahead of us, so save us some of that good weather, please...We're taking it more slowly, so we won't expect to see you guys until maybe on the way back. Our blog is nelliestravels.blogspot.com
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