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Sea Cruise 2020. Day 4 & 5

Transit Date:

Wednesday, July 8, 2020 - 11:58 to 13:55

Departure Location:

Herring Bay, Ruston Island

Arrival Location:

Newcastle Island

Total time:

1H 57M

Sailing Hours:

0.00

Engine Hours:

2.00

Max speed:

6.60kts

Average speed:

5.50kts

Distance:

10.80NM

I left Herring Bay about an hour-and-a-half before the flood tide, which placed me entering Dodd's Narrows at slack tide.

"SECURITE, SECURITE, SECURITE, 34 foot sailing vessel with a light blue hull, entering Dodd's Narrows Northbound"

That's what you're supposed to say on your radio so you don't run into a tug pulling a massive log boom or such.

So my first transit of the narrows went fine. And it wasn't long before I had snagged one of many available mooring buoys at Newcastle.

Time for a late lunch and libation at the Dinghy Dock Pub followed by a walk around the campsites. And that's about it for my two nights at Newcastle.

Oh, I did take Skully to Nanaimo a couple of times for 'provisions'. I had dinner the second night at Gina's Mexican Cafe. That was nice.

But, by now I was ready for home.