Rain. But then it faded ...
This was our first exposure to real ocean swell: it was about 10 feet, but gentle!
" ... luckily no rain in a comfortable 8-10 ft swell. A whale joined us for
part of the way around the cape: we saw him dive about 6-8 times, but still not sure about
the species ...
" Wonderful shelter in the Barrier Islands as we came through Thomas
Passage. We spotted a humpback or gray whale breaching just before we anchored.
" Probably our nicest anchorage to date. We watched eagles fish for dinner!
" We picked up a Pan Pan from the US Coast Guard: a 22ft vessel was found with no
one on board: the crew was a 70-year old man from Washington State. The boat was
discovered on the west end of Ham Island. hope this is not the gentleman I met
in Prince Rupert sailing his boat north for the first time ...
" We dinghied around and brought Ching ashore for a quick visit.
"Great sunset!"
No one else in the anchorage ...
