The sun wasn’t even up when we pulled the anchor this morning, headed for MacDonald Bay on Gil Island. We’ve got some potentially nasty stretches of water to navigate today, and we want to put them behind us before the wind comes up. It’s foggy this morning, but Al says we have about a quarter mile of visibility with his new yellow “fog” glasses. I’ll have to take his word for it.
Within about an hour, the fog lifted and we had perfect sea conditions. We were loving it. As much as I hate getting up early, it certainly paid off, once again. Fraser Reach, McKay Reach, and Wright Sound were flat calm. Just like I like it.
We saw numerous whales along the way, especially in Wright Sound, but none were close enough to get a picture.
There weren’t any boats anchored in MacDonald when we arrived. Late that evening, however, a couple of very small boats came in and anchored across the bay.
Summer Cruise Aboard "Jubilacion" 2017 