I must remind myself that from now on even if it's flat calm we need to put the poles down to go around Cape Caution.
I was the one who said we didn't need to put them down! Jim had them halfway ready to go and there was not much wind forecast so to save time I suggested we didn't need them. Never again!
It's the SWELL!! Poor Lilly barfed twice - definitely CVR. And I was getting quite queasy by the time we got south of Cape Caution where it was flat calm. You could see the flat water as we were approaching it traveling south.
Looking back towards Cape Caution after we went past. The swell is gone and it's flat calm now.
We decided to go check out a little spot called Miles Inlet. We were told it was a lovely anchorage by a couple we chatted with in Fury Cove. We weren't sure if there was any dog walks though.
Once we got into Miles Inlet we thought it was just such a special little spot we saw a couple spots we thought could work for Jenny and we dropped the anchor.
We took the dingy about to explore. There is a couple little lagoons and islets and all kinds of little waterways. It is a beautiful little spot. There was a perfect little spot down the south arm to take Jenny to shore. We really liked this anchorage.
Looking towards a little lagoon in Miles Inlet
An easy spot to take the skiff to get to shore.
A bit of grass for Jenny.
A great place to explore by dingy or kayak.
Even Lilly is trying to get a better look at the view.
Jim found some tent poles on the grassy area where we took Jenny to shore.
That night a very small little sailboat came and anchored in the south arm and then another sailboat came and anchored around where we were.
A lovely sunset in Miles Inlet.
We will come back here. It's a good good spot to come and wait to go north.
The next morning we took the short trip south to Blunden Harbour. We were planning to go to Port McNeil for the night of the 11th and 12th. We called North Island Marina and made a reservation. We went in to Allison Harbour to see what it looked like for future reference. It is big and open - not as nice as Miles inlet.
We continued to Blunden where we spent the night. It is also a very large anchorage. It could hold many boats. There were 3 boats in there when we arrived.
There is a very long dock on the shore - it is a native site and there is a sign on the dock to respect the native territory.
The dock was good to take Jenny to shore. We walked around a bit on the beach. Lots of clam shells - possibly a clam garden. There were old logs that were from an old Long house.
There was a small memorial on the beach for a dog named Schooner that had been killed by a cougar in 2010.
It was a good anchorage and an interesting spot. But we preferred Miles Inlet.
There is 3G in Blunden so that is an advantage when you are waiting to go north and listening for weather reports and stuck somewhere for awhile.
The next morning we went to Port McNeil for two nights. We met up with a couple that had the KK42 "Golden Dawn". And enjoyed an evening visiting and went out for dinner.
We did the usual in Port McNeil. A little shopping a little laundry. It's beginning to feel like a home port!
We left Port McNeil early Thursday Morning to get fuel in Sointula.
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