We got everything done in Prince Rupert we needed to do the day we arrived so we were able to get away the next morning.In a fog!
And we stayed in a fog until we reached Arthur Passage at the head of Chatham Sound. Sometimes with as little as 100 yards visibility. We stayed out of the shipping and ferry lanes by staying close to the shoal area along the east side of Chatham Sound, but when we got to Aurthur Passage, I announced a security call asking for north and south bound traffic to advise, and that I was altering my course to follow close to the shore of Kennedy Island. The south bound sailing vessel "Osprey" came back and informed me that he had cleared the fog and that I should also be in clear air in a couple of miles. What a welcome message.
When the fog cleared a northwest breeze filled in,
and we had a great down wind sail all the way to Klewnuggit Inlet.
After a 56 mile run from Prince Rupert to Klewnuggit inlet,
we anchored in the beautiful inner cove of east inlet with three other boats. A small trimaran, the 40 foot sloop "Osprey", and a power boat.
We had a pleasant motor sail from Klewnuggit to Hartley Bay.Grenville Channel has some spectacular scenery. Every few miles we passed another glacier valley, most with lakes behind a glacier moraine with waterfalls spilling into the channel.
The Nordic Tug "Weak Moment" passing a beautiful waterfall in Grenville Channel.
When we got to the first nation community of Hartley Bay, we docked Teal next to the Nordic Tug "Weak Moment".
The next morning was a little foggy so we walked around the town before we left. There are no conventional side walks in Hartley Bay, they are all beautiful board walks.Next stop, the abandoned town of Butedale.
More to come stay tuned,
George and JoAnne.
