2012 Trip 3 - Pacific Grace

For the past two days we have been exploring the inlets and channels NE of the Broughton Archipeligo. It is very wild and raw and much more desolate than Desolation Sound. We have enjoyed some private anchorages, with only eagles, seals and salmon for company. Yesterday we wound our way through Knight Inlet and Tribune Channel, high ribbons of waterfalls vied for attention with massive mudslides down the steep slopes of the surrounding shores. We anchored yesterday in Wahkana Bay. The bay is a perfect bowl of forested hills interupted only by a narrow river valley, marked by cheerfully bright deciduous trees. It was a perfect spot for Boat Sunday where we enjoyed a delicious roast beef dinner followed by a simple service on the still waters. Eagles soared nearby and placid porpoises cruised idly around the ship. As night fell and the moon tried to push through the cloud cover the porpoises returned and could be seen gliding past the ship leaving ghostly green trails of phosphoresence in their wake. The weather seems to be settling in to a typical patern of the north and west coast, low morning cloud or fog that will eventually burn off by midafternoon. This morning an expotition* was launched to explore the nearby stream and see if it was possible to reach the lake at its source. It was a beautiful walk along the stream bed and although the lake was never found, there were a couple of nice pools to bath in with small waterfalls tumbling in. The sun broke free by the time the anchor was weighed at 1300 and exiting the wooded close confines of the bay we were treated to contrast in scale as magnificent tall peaks, previously hidden in yesterdays cloud, rose up above the snow line on the opposite side of the channel. We made a short stop to enjoy a beautiful waterfall that flowed over a smooth rock face directly into the deep green water of the channel. We are now motoring west towards a possible anchorage in Grappler Sound.

(*Note from the office - a nod to Winnie the Pooh)