I got an early start this morning. With a track already laid
down on the GPS, it was easy to get out of Ire Inlet. I headed first to
Patterson Inlet to gather information for the Waggoner Guide. It’s a gorgeous
anchorage, easy to enter, and with space for as many boats as are likely to be
there.
Then off to Surf Inlet. I took to inside of Campania Island,
thinking it would be better protected from the ocean swells. It was flat calm,
and I saw several humpback whales. Traffic increased on the inside of Campania
Island…lots of people out fishing.
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| Knobby, beautiful Campania Island. |
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| A humpback with Campania Island in the background. |
Before entering Surf Inlet I anchored and explored Emily
Carr Inlet. For some reason, my Simrad chartplotter was wayyy off in Emily Carr
Inlet. It plotted my position about 250 feet from where I actually was. The
iPad with Navionics and iNavX was spot on, as was Coastal Explorer and C-Map
and CHS charts.
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| Simrad and iPad don't agree... |
Emily Carr Inlet is fantastic. Tons of exploring to do by
dinghy or kayak. If only I had more time…
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| Exploring Emily Carr Inlet by dinghy. |
After an all to quick visit to Emily Carr Inlet I headed
into Surf Inlet. As I progressed the scenery got more impressive…high mountains
and green hillsides all around.
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| Almost to the head of Surf Inlet. |
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| Abandoned building in Surf Inlet |
I’d wanted to anchor in Penn Harbour and take
the dinghy to the head of the inlet. This would allow me to go ashore and hike
to a nearby lake. Unfortunately afternoon inflow winds of perhaps 20 knots made
this impossible. I took the Nordic to the head of the inlet, but couldn’t find
a suitable place to drop the anchor, so I headed back to Penn Harbour and
anchored for the night. Another delightful, spacious anchorage. I kept a close
eye out for Spirit Bears, but never saw one.
75.25 nm today
2138.53 nm total
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