We got an early start this morning, hoping to make Nanaimo before dark. The sun wasn’t quite up when we pulled the anchor and headed out into Lewis Channel.
It was another picture perfect traveling day — flat seas and no fog. The weather forecast is for light winds in Georgia Strait. So, when we got to Savary Island, we decided to set a strait course for Nanaimo, and headed out into Georgia Strait, along the west side of Texada Island.
We didn’t get very far before the wind and seas started building. By the time we got to the north end of Lasqueti Island, we had 25 knots on the nose, and sloppy seas. At that point we were at least 3 hours from Nanaimo. So, we decided to head into False Bay, just past the north end of Lasqueti, where we anchored for the night. We’d never been into False Bay, so this was our chance to check it out.
False Bay is the main settlement on Lasqueti. The settlement consists of several houses, a public wharf and float, and a ferry that runs to French Creek on Vancouver Island. We found the anchorage to be comfortable, but next time we’ll probably check out Scottie’s Cove, at the northeast side of Lasqueti, which would probably be less busy.
Summer Cruise Aboard "Jubilacion" 2017 