We motored to Prince Rupert and stayed the first night in Pillsbury Cove an anchorage about 3 miles from downtown Prince Rupert. The next morning we pulled into to the Prince Rupert Yacht club and got busy provisioning and tending to various chores.
The next morning we left with the ebbing tide and headed to Welcome Harbour on Porcher Island which is on the edge of Hecate Strait. While there we met a nice couple that were living full time on their Westsail 32.
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| Cargo Ships waiting to get into Prince Rupert |
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| Rhinoceros Auklets |
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| Common Murres |
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| That other boat is a WestSail 32 |
The next day we waited for slack tide and a lifting of the fog and proceeded out into an intricate passage which took us to a flat calm Hecate Strait.
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| Tumultuous Hecate Strait |
Ten miles later we entered Kitkatla Inlet, a beautiful protected waterway. We anchored at Crab Trap Cove.
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| First Nations town of Kitkatla |
The next day saw us heading out to Larsen Harbour on Banks Island. It is the jumping off point for crossing to Haida Gwaii. It is Just a little over fifty miles across to the start of Skidegate Inlet on Haida Gwaii. We shared the anchorage with two other expensive boats. One was a Contest 44 a dutch built YACHT. Of course Yammy hardly slept that night worrying about doom and gloom out on the open ocean.
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