SV Ultegra's Most Excellent Adventure: More Adventures

After spending time successfully working on the HF radio and watermark in Port McNeil we headed north, making the significant passage past Cape Caution which was my first open water experience! We had 2-3 meter waves, current and 20 kt. wind on the nose so it was a washing machine, abit uncomfortable but exciting. We spent time in Pruth Cove on Calvert Island which incredibly has white sandy beaches like you would fine in Hawaii, who knew?? We spent a night anchored at Goose Island which is quite a treat as the weather is seldom conducive. Our weather continues to be unusually hot and dry and the days are notably longer given our northern location. It is also notably the lack of wildlife we have seen on route, disappointing but more so concerning. Saying that we saw fresh cougar and wolf tracks on Goose Island. The beaches are also loaded with drift wood and debris from Japan's gas plant explosion from a few years ago.

We are currently in Bella Bella doing our final provisioning before heading to Gwaii Haanas and Dennis is catching up with old friends from 30 years ago when he worked here, pretty cool. We will make a couple short stops and then weather permitting we will begin our 12 – 16 hour crossing to Gwaii Haanas. We will be off line for the next 3-4 weeks so this will be our last post for awhile. Enjoy your summer!