Monday Anchorage to Mound Island

We spent two nights at Monday Anchorage and successfully- knock on wood – resolved the water in the fuel issue and Jim put in the new fuel pump.

We are hopeful this has resolved the problem. It would not be possible to go along the west coast without a working skiff. So before we could have much fun we needed to resolve this problem! And – notice I didn’t say any bad words there !

Next stop was Mound Island for a night. When we got there it was completely empty. Which was unusual. We figured we’d be the only boat in there so we decided to deploy the Paravane stabilizers. We wanted to set up the fore and aft lines and ring and pulley system that we’d not used before.

We figure they will be needed on this trip ! Of course as soon as we set up – spreading ourselves out wide – a whole pack of boats came in. Ah well. Nobody came too close !

We’ve used the stabilizers before but never with the lines. They are tricky to get up so we were hoping this system works better.

Heading back to Port McNeill the next morning we gave them a try. All seemed to work out. And Jim pulled them up in a little bay close to Malcolm Island.

We saw one humpback whale as some Dall’s porpoises followed us for a while.

Not a great video but a quick look at the poles in the water and one porpoise swimming by the boat. There were about 5-6 swimming along with us for 15-20 minutes. I was worried they would get hit by the stabilizer fish we were pulling through the water. But it was fine.

We are in Port McNeill now. We are going to do some laundry and get groceries and head to the top end of Vancouver Island on Monday. The plan is to go around Cape Scott on Wednesday morning at 4 am!

Lilly has been doing really well. Although the seas have been pretty calm since we left Georgia Strait. She has taken to going into her little crate and just staying there. If I open the door of the crate she might come out and sit on the top of the pilothouse seat behind my head for a bit. She will pat my head and then eventually she goes back to the little crate. We haven’t given her any medication except the two times. We probably will on Wednesday.