Day 345: Thursday, August 15, 2013

Port to Port: Tie Island (Blueberry Cove)

Underway: 0:00 am      Motor Off: 0:00 pm      Miles Traveled: 0      Stayed At: Anchor

Mile to Mile: We had hoped the wind would die down and allow us to travel towards Killarney but it was not to be. The forecast this morning was for 20 knot winds again which wouldn’t be bad in a protected channel but we have a 16 mile stretch in open water with a long fetch that would make for a very uncomfortable ride. We all decided to stay put and try again tomorrow.

So, another down day, another book (and craft project) done. Later in the morning, I went over to Carina (I kept their dinghy overnight) and Kent put the motor on and we went on a wonderful 2+ hour tour of the little bays and coves near our anchorage. It is a stunningly beautiful landscape. It is amazing to think of how old these rocks are and the processes that carved them into their infinitely variable shapes. Pictures just don’t capture the scale and colors and shapes that you see up close. Kent and Jane have done a lot of whitewater kayaking and canoeing and I think Kent thought we in a kayak – we snuck into some of the narrowest rocky channels to explore the small hidden bays – and we only scraped against the rocks a couple of times (thanks Kent for the memorable tour).

We have been out at anchor so long we are getting close to running out of a few things – we have about 5 liters of drinking water left, a few cherries, a couple apples, cereal and some nuts. We have lots of spaghetti and we can make pancakes, so we won’t starve. We do need a marina soon, though to restock, use the internet for a while, take real, long, hot showers and reconnect with the outside world.

We had another fun happy hour on Spiritus. We brought a special treat – hot blueberry muffins – which we finished cooking on Spiritus. The blueberries were fresh from the woods yesterday. Muffins and cocktails may seem a little strange but, for some reason, out here, it works. There wasn’t a crumb left.

Before we said goodnight, we enjoyed the sight of a pair of bald eagles soaring along the shore along Blueberry Cove (our new name for our current home) looking for food. Even though we are getting a little antsy for civilization, we aren’t looking forward to leaving our little part of heaven here.

In Passing: Hook Island, Eagle Island, Cameron Bight, Dreamers Bay, Passage Island, Serpent River, Spotted Island, Beardrop Island, Berry Pickin Island, Moodle Rock.