Squirrel Cove

We had a fairly uneventful motor from Bargain Bay to Squirrel Cove today – except for the depth sounder issue. There is always something!

The depth sounder is losing the bottom around 500 ft. I guess it’s about 15 years old now. So long as it doesn’t lose all contact with the bottom we can manage. Mostly it’s important to have it working when we are in shallow waters – narrow and shallow passageways and when we anchor. So far so good there!

There are about 12 boats in Squirrel Cove. Of course it’s early in the season and there are no American boats here. It’s likely the border will be closed all summer to America travellers. The BC parks are just open for day use right now so we decide not to anchor in Prideaux Haven. The parks are supposed to be open for overnight use on June 1st.

Lilly is settling in to the routine. It is still strange not to have Jenny. Usually when we anchor up the first thing we need to do is get the skiff ready and take Jenny to shore. Of course with COVID-19 we plan to stay off the shore as much as we can for now. We will eventually go to docks and go for walks in shore. But of course maintaining social distancing!