Aug.7 and 8. I was up early; 5am and it was still darkish. There was however; already a steady stream of recreational fishing boats heading out to the fishing grounds. The most popular one was just outside the harbour near a light station. We/I pulled anchor and was on our way by 6:30am. The marine forecast called for winds at 30 knots and above later on in the day. We wanted to get around Cape Cook before that kicked in. There was not much wind, though I did put the sails up for an hour but could barely make 3 knots and even that eventually became unachievable. We managed to round Cape Cook by about 11am will only about an hour of gusty winds and nasty seas. Shortly after rounding the point; the wind died again and the fog rolled in. We were then about 3 hours in variably dense fog until we felt our way into Big Bunsby Island Marine Park. The fog mostly cleared for a nice sunny HH and Pi got a rare offleash romp on an islet pebbly beach. We slept in the next day. Me to about 8am and Laurence later. It was a gloriousand even warm d We went for a late morning yak around the local islets. The Bunsbys are a popular kayaking destination and we saw several groups camped out on various islets. After lunch; I threw the motor on the ding and went out for a couple of hour tour of most of the Bunsby Islets. Laurence had some deadlines to meet so she stayed home to work. We did a VHF radio refresher before I left. I think she sorta grasped the concept? I did a bit of trolling and jigging and threw the crab trap down again. Struck out on all accounts. Again another sunny HH on board and a ravioli dinner. Again; no mosquitos or flies to annoy us. We have some screens for the windows on the boat but we have not had the need to bother putting them on, so far, in this voyage. Beat that Winnipeg! The weather forecast was for clouds and showers the next and the marine forecast appeared doable so we decided to carry on south in the morning.
