I wanted to catch Tom before he left for work at 13:00, so I hauled anchor and left Princess Bay for Ganges Harbour just after 07:00. The smoke from Washington State forest fires continued to build, carried along by the South wind and making navigation interesting. As I rounded the Southern tip of Portland Island via Shute Passage, I looked to my left and noticed a freighter in the distance, which isn't unusual because they quite often anchor In Satellite Channel waiting to get into the Port of Vancouver. As I watched the freighter in the distance, I couldn't tell if the damn thing was moving or not. So, I pulled out my phone and checked 'Marine Traffic'. Sure enough, the 'Draught Slayer' was indeed underway and travelling toward me at 11 Kts! Since I don't have radar and in fact, recently lost my radar reflector, I was potentially invisible to ships in the area. Well, if not invisible then, certainly challenging to see. So while I couldn't do much to increase my own visibility, I would use the 'Marine Traffic' app to navigate the BC Ferries routes and avoid being run over.

Arriving in Ganges Harbour just before 10:00 I was soon anchored securely and on my way to wake up Tom on Byway. Tom put on some coffee and we enjoyed a short walk through Ganges. Before hauling anchor, I 'grubbed up' at Thrifty Foods and was soon on my way to Galiano Island.

Ganges Harbour