As we were pulling the anchor this morning, a pretty Red Throated Loon popped up close enough for me to get a very long shot.

Today, we have to get across Rivers Inlet, but we hope we’ve figured out an easy way to accomplish this.  We got an early start, and headed straight across Smith Inlet.  The inlet is narrower at Fly Basin, so before we knew it, we were off Millbrook Cove.  The wind is still only blowing about 5 to 10 knots, so we continued on, through the little passage behind Shield Island.  Then, we were out into the ugly beam seas of Queen Charlotte Sound, which were still running over 2.5 meters.  But now we only had about an hour of the uglies, because as soon as we got around Paddle Rocks, we could bear off and head up Rivers Inlet, with the seas behind us.  Piece of cake.

When we entered Klaquaek Channel, which is called “The Lake”, the seas were smooth as glass.  We headed for Big Frypan, on Penrose Island, another anchorage we haven’t visited for over 25 years.  As we entered Big Frypan, it started raining, but we didn’t care.  We’re passed Cape Caution and looking forward to lots of smooth water cruising for the next few months.