Today we took advantage of the continuing good weather and pushed about 60 miles north, across the Strait of Georgia and into Desolation Sound. We started the day moving slowly up through Baynes Sound, both to conserve fuel and to time our crossing for the forecast midday lull in the wind on the strait.
Traveling at at 9 mph is so much quieter and there’s more opportunity to look at your surroundings. We had a delightful encounter with two orcas, who popped up about 25 meters/yards off either side of the boat. It felt like they were giving us escort service!
Another interesting encounter in Baynes Sound was a cable ferry between Vancouver and Denman Islands, kind of like the Russian River ferry on the Kenai Peninsula, but on a much larger scale. There is a traffic light system so that you don’t cross the cable while it is at surface, but it’s something a person could easily miss if they didn’t know about it. I wonder how many boats hit that cable crossing it on the red.
After a stop for fuel and milk in Gorge Bay, we arrived at tonight’s mooring in Von Donop Inlet (we keep calling it Von Donut Inlet). There’s a big lagoon nearby that we tried to explore by dinghy, but the tide was too low to make it in this afternoon. It’s raining now, so we’ve broken out the wine and dinner is on the stove. We have the sweetest little bay to ourselves and the inlet is bomb-proof, so we should have a quiet night.
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