Pacific Grace 2009 - Trip 5

All went well with boarding today and we slipped our lines at 1600hrs and began our trip northward to the Brooks Peninsula where sandy beaches, beachcombing and isolation awaits us. One hour after leaving Ucluelet we were treated to a thrilling whale show with four Humpbacks making an appearance. One small calf was breaching constantly within 500 meters of the Grace and we could clearly watch the playful behavior from the deck. Both seas and wind are quite calm so we have elected to push north to our favorite section of Vancouver Island an area known as Checleset Bay which lies just south of the Brooks Penn. If all goes well we should be anchoring near 1200hrs tomorrow. We do have some "upset tummies" tonight due to the ever present Pacific roll. But all are well and excited to be underway.