We had a delightful night in Newcombe Harbour—the wind died down and it was all gentle waters and quiet surrounds. After lattes and breakfast, we left Newcombe and headed south along the west coast of Pitt Island to the Trigonometry Archipelago. Ok, it’s not really called that, but it should be. We passed Cosine Island, then Sine Island before checking out Markle Inlet. We had to weave through a maze of islets and reefs to get there and traverse a dog-leg with a fairly sassy rapid, but it was worth the effort.
This whole area has an extremely interesting coastline, filled with rocky islets and gunkholes to investigate. Even in the fog and rain we thought it was cool—if it were sunny, we might be tempted to stay for several days exploring the area.
We anchored in the back of Markle Inlet and took the time to get the dinghy down and check out the bay. The rain mostly held off while we explored.
The coastline was super rocky and covered with vivid gold seaweed. Honestly, the color of the seaweed was a relief after so much gray weather. The rocks revealed by low tide were so beautiful and the still waters reflecting everything so perfectly, I had trouble resisting the urge to take photographs of the shoreline.
After lunch we moved on to a different area of the Trigonometry Archipelago. We passed Tangent Island and Logarithm Point on our way to Ala Passage, a pretty, relatively shallow passage with a tight narrows that was easy enough with modern GPS and electronic navigation charts, but would have been quite tricky without. I do wonder how fabulous this would have been in the sunshine.
The entrance to Ire Inlet on Anger Island is super tight and was fun to squeeze through.
Once we anchored for the day in Ire Inlet, the rain didn’t let up. In an effort to not let the afternoon go to waste—and to avoid feeling like I should go out in the elements—I decided to use the time to try a new shrimp risotto recipe with some of our Alaska spot shrimp. Add a little romaine lettuce from the Prince Rupert Safeway, some homemade caesar salad dressing, and a couple glasses of wine, and dinner was served!
It’s still raining on and off, but it’s brightened up a little and I can now see the small waterfall from the creek at the head of the bay. There are quite a few of the lion’s mane jellyfish in the bay with us.
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