Still stuck in Tofino

Saturday July 5
Depart: Duffin Cove 0730
Arrive: God's Pocket, Meares Island 0830
We had a very rough night in Duffin Cove and the weather this morning was horrible, and the forecast is for more of the same in addition to gale winds on the outside. So, we are going to spend the day in a calm cove, relaxing, catching up on some sleep and then head to Ukee tomorrow (the forecast seems a bit more promising). We are drying out the boat and all our fowl weather gear, the sun came out for about 1 hour!

The shoreline in Tranquilto Cove, Tranquil Inlet at low tide.

On The Ropes in Island Cove

Sometimes unexpected things happen, and they are always a learning experience. Last night we were looking for a place to put the anchor down. Usually Jerry scopes the locations out first, and as he was looking ahead, I spotted something in the water that did not look right. In an instant, we had run over a rope that had been strung across the little cove we were eyeballing. We threw the throttle into reverse, but too late, we were already over top the line. So, we got into Tail, and tried to pull the rope back under the keel without luck. After struggling with it for 2 minutes, we decided the best thing to do was just cut the rope. Fortunately, that was all it took (I was not looking forward to going in the water to cut it off the prop!) and we backed away and put the anchor down. Afterwards, we pulled the two cut ends away from the inside of the cove and onto the shore so it wouldn't happen to another unsuspecting boater. Afterwards, Jerry got busy in the kitchen making Rice Krispie Squares..... yummmmmm.

Kennedy River to Duffin Cove

Shoreline near entrance to Kennedy Cove just before high tide.

Motoring up Kennedy River in our dingy we call Tail.

You can see from this picture that it was raining.

Friday July 4 (HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY TO VINCENT!!!!!!)
Depart: Island Cove 0800
Misty, rainy day. 20 C
Arrive: Duffin Cove: 1800 Lat: 49 09.05 Lon: 125 54.75
Trip Log: 656.6 nm Day: 24.3 nm
We didn't go far from Tofino today, but spent the time exploring Tofino Inlet. Unfortunately, the weather was not very co-operative, but we did manage to get out in the dingy and motor up the Kennedy River which was really cool. We were there at high tide, so the trees were dragging their branches right down to the water level, and with the warm rain dripping, we could almost imagine that we were floating down the Amazon, listening to the birds and keeping a sharp eye out for crocks.