Northwest 25 Kts.

Ebb tide.

Tom and I 'grubbed up' in Sidney while we awaited the arrival of Paul, Kevin and Eric. The wind continued to howl and I was somewhat apprehensive about leaving the safety of Tsehum Harbour, but the forecast was calling for winds to diminish to light after midnight and the rest of the weekend looked sunny and calm so just before 4pm, we cast off and headed out for the four hour journey to Wallace Island.

With the wind blowing from the Northwest, we rounded Portland Island and found ourselves in a heavy following sea as we set our sights on Beaver Point, Saltspring Island. The waves seamed immense but were likely 4 to 5 feet. Once we rounded Beaver point and entered Captain Passage between Saltspring and Prevost Islands we were in the lee and back to calmer waters.

The run down Trincomali Channel to Wallace Island seemed to stretch on and on. Of course by this time it was around 7pm so thoughts of hamburgers on the  new Sea-B-Que were dancing through the crew's heads.

The entrance to Princess Bay is quite narrow and actually for some reason felt a lot smaller than I was anticipating. There were a half dozen boats already moored for the night when we arrived. The head of the bay was crowded so we dropped anchor closer to the mouth. When the captain of a large powerboat saw us dropping the hook, he flagged us away and told us not to anchor there. He suggested we stern tie along the Western shore of the bay. I disregarded his unsought advice and dropped the hook in the middle of the bay.

The crew had the new bar-b-que lit and the burgers on the grill seemingly before the anchor hit bottom! We all enjoyed a wonderful feast followed by libations til' midnight. I was suffering through a nasty case of stomach flu and so I was thankful for T2's head right up until the marine toilet stopped working. Fortunately it stopped AFTER a good flush.

Tom enjoys a well deserved beer while relaxing by the heater.

The crew relaxing below deck on T2 at Wallace Island.

The proud Skipper