Boho Bay to Preedy Harbor

 Oh what a trip, and I mean that in a great way!  There were several times that wish I had a camera welded to my hand like I've seen some people have a vacation.  Even then, though, I don't think I could have captured it.

Imagine, powering along and a whale decides to surface 10 meters away.  Our first notice was the sound of him (her?) exhaling.  S./he slipped gently down under the water again, only to come up for another breath a few moments later.

Another point during the trip, we saw more whales broaching maybe 1/2 a mile away.  Again it was over before I could grab a camera, but it's a sight that will likely never leave my memory.

Dodd Narrows is one of the 5 passes from the Georgia Strait into the San Juans, not counting the channels in from the south.  Each of these passes has to be calculated, as when they are in full flow, a sailboat just can't fight it, and going with the current is dangerous too.  Dodd is special in that there's a quite narrow dog leg turn in it.  People often make radio calls to let others know that they're coming through.  However, this time the Canadian Coast Guard got irritated at all the calls and admonished people about it.  I did agree with the CG that people should be using low power on their radios since people 20 miles away really don't need to know, but otherwise I strongly believe that the radio calls are a good thing.  I'd hate to be coming around that dogleg and be face to face with a 30 knot powerboat with no time to change course.

As we were getting about 2-3 miles from Dodd narrows, we realized we were going to be very early, so the captain throttled way back until we were practically drifting, and still we were going to be early.  Once we arrived, we basically did lazy circles until the current had died down and we could make our way through.

Once we had anchored, we made a little prayer that the ferries were almost done for the night.  Each time one passed, we were rocked from side to side.  Seems our prayers were answered as only two more ferries passed through the rest of the night, plus one more in the morning just before we set out.

Diner was a variation of the Basil Thai Rice dish that I made going out (from the Skipper's Recipe), but with shrimp this time in stead of chicken. Yummy, and we have enough for tomorrow night too!