Another day with not much distance to cover. Port Alice, up
Neurotses Inlet, is a sawmill town with about 700 people. Apparently they also
have a well-stocked grocery store, so I can resupply with fresh produce and ice
before heading around Brooks Peninsula.
The public moorage is at the Port Alice Yacht Club. It’s
nothing fancy, but it works. Their foreshore lease prohibits them from charging
for moorage, so all moorage is by donation. No need to be a member of a
reciprocal club (there are none)…this club is open to all, as long as you don’t
trailer your boat in.
I got tied up and phoned Lee, the guy in charge of the
docks. He came down and gave me a key so I could get in and out of the docks.
They’re not used to seeing small boats that come in by water. Most of the boats
my size trailer in.
Right next to the club the city is installing new public
floats. These new floats will be in by mid-summer and will serve visiting boats
in the future. The yacht club is greatly relieved about this, since they don’t
have enough space during peak months.
Once I got settled in, I wandered around the town. It’s not
big, but has a few restaurants, a great grocery store, post office, liquor
store, hotel, and a few other small businesses. People were universally
friendly. I don’t know if they all said hello because they didn’t recognize me
or because they’re just that friendly.
The library has WiFi, so I camped out there for a bit to get
a few blogs posted and do some other internet work. The WiFi wasn’t fast, but
it was free.
I’ve been watching the weather for rounding Brooks
Peninsula, and here’s the forecast:
Today
Tonight and Thursday
Wind northwest 10
to 15 knots except northwest 20 to 25 south of the Brooks Peninsula this
evening. Wind becoming northwest 20 to 25 after midnight then diminishing to
northwest 10 to 15 Thursday evening.
Friday
Wind northwest
10 to 15 knots diminishing to light late in the day.
Saturday
Wind southeast
15 knots increasing to southeast 25 to 35.
Sunday
Wind southeast 25
to 35 knots diminishing to south 15 to 25.
Looks like Friday is the day. The weekend looks like it’ll
get a bit sporty!
7.0 nm today
477.7 nm total
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