Rain and Wind

Wet, wet, wet. That about sums up the day. Oh, and windy. We motored in and out of the anchorages, but otherwise sailed all day. Wind speeds were in the mid-teens (perfect), gusting to mid-twenties (a little heavy for my taste, but fast). The gps reported speeds in the six and seven knot range under sail for most of the day. Wind speeds in the mid twenties gave us boat speeds over 8 kts. Fast!

The downside of such superb sailing weather? It came with rain. We were cold and wet by the time we'd set the anchor. In August! Thankfully the boat has an excellent furnace. Boat and crew warmed up and dried out quickly.

Tomorrow the wind does its shift and starts blowing from the north. That's okay. We won't be going any further north until we leave Campbell River a week from today. We have five nights in Desolation Sound and two in Campbell River before we transit the Seymour Narrows and make our way toward Port Hardy on the north end of the island.

I hear dinner noises coming out of the galley. It's time to eat. Yoshi is making walnut chicken on rice. Washed down with a wee slice of berry pie, of course.