Today’s cruise was a very civilized 45 miles long, over half of which was simply enjoying Roscoe Inlet all over again. The tide had just peaked when we left, so we rode out on the ebb. After three months of boating, we’re finally getting better at remembering to take tidal currents into account in our trip planning.
It was nice to be done cruising after just a few hours. We pulled into Codville Lagoon, which is a provincial marine park, at lunchtime right behind a sailboat who had the same idea. Since our midday arrival, three more boats have pulled into this arm of the lagoon with us. I guess we’ll have to get used to sharing anchorages again, as we return to more heavily frequented waterways.
After anchoring, we had a leisurely lunch in the sun, a cool drink, and just relaxed for a while. The highlight of Codville Lagoon is the short hike to Sagar Lake, so once we had recharged, we took the dinghy down to the trailhead and walked over. We had the long sandy beach to ourselves at the lake, and it was warm enough to take my shoes off and wade in the water as we walked the shoreline.
The hike through the woods to the lake was pretty, and the trail appeared to be well-traveled, if not well-maintained. It had boardwalks over the marshy bits and steps formed from roots and stone. There was a sign at the trailhead to look out for toads (!), but we didn’t see any. We didn’t see any sign of bears, either, which made it a more relaxing hike than we’ve had lately. I mean, we were prepared and had bear spray, but we didn’t feel like we had to be on high alert. Kind of like the difference between a “tornado watch” and a “tornado warning”. There was no direct evidence that danger was imminent, so we we could just hike in “bear watch” mode. The only wildlife we saw was one great blue heron up at the lake.
After the trip to the lake, we toodled around the Lagoon in the dinghy to see the sights, then it was back to Wild North for happy hour. We still have some of the Glacier Bay ice, since it’s been too cold for cocktails the last couple weeks, so we broke that out to celebrate the warmer weather.
Ryan was just reading me the weather report for Southeast Alaska, where an atmospheric river is punishing them with rain and more rain. Looks like our decision to hurry south was the right one!
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