Awoke to a marine layer. The barometer is rising – good! Prawn trap held one tiny prawn and two baitfish. The bait may lead to a good crab feed down the way, maybe at Rescue Bay.
On our way across Seaforth Channel a Norwegian cruise liner crossed our path. It looked like it was heading into Fitz Hugh Sound. Surprising to see such a large boat in these waters.
We had a smooth cruise through Mathieson Channel and saw whales working the herring schools along the bank.
We set the prawn trap before entering Rescue Bay (52° 30.819’ N / 128° 17.343’ W) and anchoring along with North Star, a large powerboat from Santa Monica, CA. George set out the crab traps and we spent a lazy warm afternoon enjoying the surrounding beach area – which looked like bear and wolf country – no sightings for us though. Late in the day a couple in a small canoe with out-riggers, a sail, AND a golden retriever paddled to a neighboring islet to camp for the night….. along with possible bears and wolves(?) not my style of camping for sure.
August 5
We rose at 5am to make our 11:30 passage into Kynoch Inlet
and through the narrow tidal rapid into Culpepper Lagoon. We checked our prawn trap on the way and found just 4 really good-sized prawns. Too much commercial fishing for us to get our share of these tasty morsels.
Smooth ride into Kynoch Inlet. The most beautiful cruising waters we have seen in all of BC.
Waterfalls to die for, and the rock-faced sides of towering domes in Fiordland, certainly humble a person. Each turn into the inlet revealed a site more breathtaking than the last. Interestingly we have seen only one boat while there. That’s it! One boat!
As we approached Culpepper Narrows, two floatplanes took turns gliding into the head of the inlet. This is a tour I’d love to take, gliding along these huge towering domes and sweeping across the wide expanse of water. Breathtaking…. Just like Imax theatre.
We slid through the Narrows slightly before slack. It was a smooth entry into Culpepper Lagoon (52° 43.909’ N / 127° 49.804’ W),
a beautiful little bay, reminding us of Sierra mountain lakes from our backpacking days. We set the prawn trap and found a perfect anchorage, also perfect for the black flies and no-see-ums. First mate got hit again, and the captain FINALLY got one little bite that seems to be itching him quite a bit. We found an electric fly swatter in Bella Bella, but it has only lasted about 48 hours. It didn’t seem to work on the tiny little no-see-ums anyway.
Our crab trap provided a very nice crab dinner and was reset for more on our way out.
More to Come,George & JoAnne
