June 14, 2024 Day10 - Shawl Bay to Fury Cove
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| Heading North past Sullivan Bay to Fury Cove |
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| A little bit of spotty rain here and there, but for the most part, it was sunny with many blue "Sucker Holes". (sucks you into believing that the sunshine is here to stay, when it's not!) |
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| Cape Caution, rather innocuous looking don't you think? |
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| Celebratory drinks for the Admiral and Captain. |
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| Sharing the bay with a few other boats, but what a view! |
A crossing that was uneventful, yet very pleasing. Nice long, low swells with no chop! Our wait at Shawl Bay paid off with a nice crossing around Cape Caution (so named for Captain Vancouver as he almost lost his ship there) - it is where the waters of Queen Charlotte Sound and Queen Charlotte Strait meet.
Cape Caution also signals that you now have your "big-boy pants" (or big-girl panties) on as you have made yet another boating milestone, the waters of the central coast from Hakai Pass all the way to Prince Rupert can now be traversed in the protected inside passage channels. This open stretch of water is approximately 50 miles long and can be crossed in @ five hours. We have seen it like waterskiing water, flat calm and not a ripple (with Brian and Jan) and we have seen it where we can't see anything of our travelling friends boat but the roof of their boats as they are in another trough than we are. (Dave and Penny)
Mike and I have always maintained that the adventuresome boaters live about five stages in their boating life....1) get a smaller boat and hang out in Indian Arm, with the occasional trip to the Gulf Islands, stage 2) Venture beyond your comfort zone with floatie toys in tow and spend a few weeks from Pender Harbour to Desolations Sound, 3) Head north of Desolation to the Broughtons, 4) Make the crossing at Cape Caution and travel around the mid-central Coastal waters, 5) Head to Alaska on your own boat (instead of a cruise ship!)
We are spending a couple of days in Fury Cove, which is one of our favourite stops on the coast, with it's white shell beaches and protected moorage. We have even heard passing humpback whales during the night with their blow hole breathing. Its a great place to explore as it is the front side of an archipelago of islands that have so many little passages and you can congratulate yourself by making it through by going to Dawsons Landing for an ice cream.
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