 | Day 1 - Bedwell Harbor. Clear Customs on
South Pender Island after a cruise across Bellingham Bay and up Hale Pass; perhaps lunch
at Sucia. (33 NM) |
| Day 2 - Nanaimo. Northwest up Trincomali
Channel, through the Gulf Islands; pass Dodd Narrows at hood or slack tide. (41 NM) |
| Day 3 - Pender Harbor. Across the Strait of
Georgia to the mainland, with lunch at mysterious Smuggler's Cove. Overnight at peaceful
Pender Harbor. (34 NM) |
| Day 4 - Princess Louisa Inlet. Turn right
up Agamemnon Channel, Prince of Wales and Princess Royal Reaches, through the Malibu
Rapids. Anchor beneath Chatterbox Falls. (44 NM) |
| Day 5 - Pender Harbor. Back through the
magnificent fjords to Pender Harbor. (44 NM) |
| Day 6 - Lund. Texada Island to port and
BC's Sunshine Coast to starboard, you run up Malaspina Strait, get fresh shrimp in
Westview, and dock at Desolation's door. (36 NM) |
| Day 7 - Squirrel Cove. Wriggle up Thulin
Passage with the scenic Copeland Islands cluster to port. Continue north to Refuge Cove,
then west to this oyster-laden cove. (13 NM). |
| Day 8 - Tenedos Bay. Get warm cinnamon
rolls at the cabin, then cruise east. Tuck around the corner of the tiny island and climb
the cascading stream to the lake. (7 NM) |
| Day 9 - Prideaux Haven. Zip around the
corner, drop anchor in any of the scenic inlets. (5 NM) |
| Day 10 - Blubber Bay. Play on Savary
Island's sandy beaches before anchoring in Texada's northern bay. (27 NM) |
| Day 11 - Schooner Cove. Up early to voyage
south to this marina on Vancouver Island, cruising west of Texada; lunch in the warm
turquoise waters and white sands of HornLy Island. (42 NM) |
| Day 12 - Ganges. Cruise the northern edge
of the Gulf Islands; duck through Porlier Pass (on ebb or slack), down the channel, and
into this artist town on Saltspring Island. (45 NM) |
| Day 13 - Cypress Island. Back into US
waters to clear customs at Friday Harbor, then through the San Juans to a state park buoy
on the northeast shore. (43 NM) |
| Day 14 - Bellingham. A short cruise across
Bellingham Bay while savoring the memories...until next year! (13 NM)
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