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| At Anchor in Cracroft Inlet |
Today will not be the last day we ask ourselves this question. Last night the weather forecast looked good for transiting Johnstone Strait in the morning with winds increasing and shifting directions as the day progressed. This morning we awaken to rain and enough ripple on the water in Douglas Bay to let us know the winds have already kicked up in Johnstone Strait. We listen to the weather and confirm our observations. We decide to stay put for the moment. Since we had planned an early departure, we sit with our coffee and watch the sunrise.
About 8:30 we notice that the winds have died and the water
is flat. We decide to pull up anchor and
see how it is in the Strait. Since the
winds are from the Northwest and the tide is coming in, we take the weather on
our bow. Even with whitecaps, the ride
is quite comfortable and we decide to continue on. We reach Port Neville before 11 and decide to
continue for another hour to Havannah Channel where we can duck into the
Broughton Islands. At noon, we round the
corner wondering if we should stop at Port Harvey or continue into Chatham
Channel. Chatham Channel is a narrow bit
of water that often has strong currents but without the eddies and whirlpools
of the rapids. (Isn’t geology
interesting.) We follow two boats and
also take note of the range markers for staying in the middle of the channel.
From Chatham, we take a turn to go through the shallow and
narrow passage named Blow Hole and then into Lagoon Cove. Boating season in the Broughton’s has not yet
begun and the marina dock is completely empty.
Since 2013, the resort has been on the market and we wonder if there are
new owners. There seems to be a new sign
and everything looks very tidy. We opt
to anchor out and head around Farquharson Island to Cracroft Inlet where we
drop the anchor in 30 feet of water.
Winds are at least 25 but forecast to abate later this evening.
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