After raising the anchor we picked up our prawn trap and
za-zam!! We have prawns!!
We are seriously going to be eating well the next week.
Traveling south on Grenville Channel, into Wright Sound. Continuing through Coghlan Anchorage on the west
side of Promise Island. Then traversing Stewart
Narrows, which leads along the north side of Promise Island. Finishing the days travel 4.2 miles north on
Douglas Channel into Hartley Bay.
Hartley Bay is well protected by an L-shaped stone
breakwater and has a three fingered float in a dredged basin. This dock is frequented by the fishing fleet
and was full when we arrived.
Fortunately rafting is not only normal but expected at this dock.
So we rafted up to a seiner that didn’t look to be leaving
any time soon.
After getting settled we set off into the village to try and find some ice.
We found that Hartley Bay has no roads, no cars, and no
stores! All walkways/roads are
boardwalks. The people in Hartley Bay
get around on the boardwalks by 4 wheel ATVs.
They also just took delivery on a specially ordered van that is really
skinny and can drive on the boardwalk!
This van shuttles the elders from their retirement home to the community
center, medical clinic and such. It
looks like a toy car driving on the boardwalk! LOL!
We walked to the village medical clinic thinking that they
may have an ice maker and maybe they would sell us some ice but unfortunately
not. The gal made a couple of phone
calls (which didn’t take long in a village of 160 people) and came up with “The
guy you should see is Wally. He should
be down at the marina”.
So off we went back to the marina.
While returning to the boat we met a young man named Bart,
from F/V Right Sound. This fish boat long
lines for halibut. Bart had shaved ice
and was willing to share 10 gallons with us.
He saved the day! (We never did
find Wally).
Otherwise it was a cool and wet day on the BC Coast.
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