While I was shopping for silver and gold, Barrie was
checking out the dinner menu at The Cedar Post restaurant. Everything sounded wonderful and much of the
menu had a German flair (in keeping with the heritage of the owners). In fact, it all sounded so good that we made
reservations!
Before dinner we just had time for a walk through the old
growth forest to the 800-year-old cedar tree.
Dinner was superb and the staff made it even more so. Around 7:30 we headed back to the boat and
enjoyed a tranquil evening reading.
Woke up this morning to a party sunny day (really just glorious)
and with favorable tides decided to start by running Greene Point Rapids into
Chancellor Channel then meeting up with the infamous Johnstone Strait. Last night the weather forecast for Johnstone
sounded sublime. Today the forecast had
changed to Strong Wind Warning (10-20 from the NW) and Sunday’s forecast was
much calmer (5-15 from the SE). So we
debated … and we listened to other boats in front of us – “better use the
diesel today and crank her up to 18, so we can get out of here” … and looked at
the conditions around us. We decided to
put our nose out into it and see what it really looked like. As
it turned out, conditions could not have been better. We had an easy transit to Havannah Channel
and decided to stop at Port Harvey to look for a battery for one of Barrie’s
tools. When we were here two years ago,
it seemed that the small store had one of everything! We pulled up to the dock to discover that the
store is closed. The men on the dock
told us they hoped to have it open again next year. Not sure what happened but we are sure sorry
it is no longer.
The weather gods have certainly been cooperative on this
trip! Hope it keeps up.
Dropped our anchor near Port Harvey by Mist Islets. Then dropped the kayak and went for a paddle
at low tide. Back to the boat for a
shower and to check on Barrie’s progress.
He spent the afternoon adjusting the water maker. We both took advantage of a very marginal
internet connection. Hope this
posts. I will add some photos when we
have better service.
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