Woke up this morning to SUNSHINE. Our night at anchor was much calmer than we expected and this morning the sea is glass, the clouds are puffy and we are enjoying a cup of coffee as listen to the weather. As calm as it is in here, Environment Canada still says it is blowing a gale out there. The forecast is for winds in excess of 35 knots tonight.
Our plan this morning it to move the boat just 9 miles to Bamfield Inlet. This is the most common jumping off point for most boats headed around the point and down Juan de Fuca Strait. The long range forecast says the front is moving and that by Tuesday the winds will be diminishing. If conditions look good, we will make the leap on Tuesday. Still undecided about our destination. We could head to Port Angeles (92 nm) or Victoria (a little closer). There are only a couple of spots in between to duck in off the Strait - so we will see. If not Tuesday then maybe Wednesday.
That gives us a couple of days here to catch up on things that require internet and also to sort out the boat after a month aboard. We arrived at Bamfield at about 10 am and were met on the dock by Jim Morrison who recognized our boat. He knows Larry Determan and also Curtis Oswald (who sold us the boat.) We docked in the first open spot (using a port tie) only to learn that it is reserved. So we moved across the fairway to the next open spot (using a starboard tie). Lots of moving of fenders and lines but Jim was on the dock to help and that was nice.
We walk the boardwalk (the only "road" on the west side of town) and have a salmon burger dockside. We decide to anchor out (and save $40) just a few feet off the dock. Our first try hits rocks but the second try sticks fast. We will listen to the weather tonight and see if there is an opening for transiting the Strait.
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