Log Entry: Sunday, July 18th, 1999

Fitzgibbon Cove to Punchbowl Cove: 32.8 nm

This is a stunning bay, with sheer sides towering above us, waterfalls falling hundreds of feet.

Jane went for a row.  There's a sailboat on the (only) mooring but nobody aboard (there's a dinghy up on shore).

Shortly after we anchored, a powerboat came in and attached themselves to the mooring!   They offloaded a trio of kayaks, and it appeared that it was a charter taking people to remote coves and kayaking around with them (similar to our Thailand excursion?)   Later the sailboat people came back from their shore walk, there was some discussion, and later still the powerboat anchored away from the mooring. 

We had bright hot sunshine all day: we put up the awning over the cockpit.

Jane's log:

"Motored down the Behm Canal to Punchbowl.  We had considered stopping in Walker Cove,  but opted for two nights in Punchbowl instead.

"The mooring was taken in Punchbowl but we found a spot to anchor in 75-80 feet just before the mooring.

"The granite cliffs all around us are truly incredible , with lots of bird life in the area: it will be great to spend two days and relax (even more than we already are!).

"Great row around the cove: spotted a Steller Blue Jay. Next time I should bring a decent camera.

We’ve decided that the engine starting problem is a battery issue: we now use bank 2 for starting only."