On our last evening in Port McNeill we joined BarbaraLee
& Harry on M/V Neenah, and Linda from M/V Lindy Marine for appy hour and to
discuss our route while in The Broughtons.
BarbaraLee & Harry are planning to head to The Broughton’s as
well. It was fun to hear everyone’s
boating stories and to meet new friends.
If you look at the charts The Broughtons appear to be a
puzzle of islands and interesting to navigate.
“The Coastal Mainland anchors the region at 51 degrees north and its
backdrop of mountains is indented by sounds, channels and inlets.
“The Village of Islands” – the Broughton Archipelago – is a
maze of islands and islets that create many anchorages and one-boat hideaways.
Northern Vancouver Island’s mountains forms a rain shadow
and natural breakwater from the Pacific Ocean, shielding The Broughtons.”
Dotted here and there are small family run marinas for fuel
stops, showers & laundry, local trails and some socializing if you choose.
Leaving Port McNeill heading almost due north, crossing
Queen Charlotte Strait we entered Wells Passage towards Mackenzie Sound. The Straits were flat Calm making the
crossing a non event.
Originally we thought of turning west, down Drury Inlet,
however the fog is intense in the mornings and we felt we would not be able to
see much.
So we continued through Wells Passage, past Pandora Head,
into Grappler Sound and anchored in the north arm of Claydon Bay.
This bay is shallow compared to what we’ve been used to in
Alaska. LOL!
Anchored in 30’ with plenty of swing room. By 19:00 there were 2 other boats here.
Very quiet and peaceful.
Because of the sun we were able to enjoy the back deck again! Yeah!
This is the reason we moved south – sun and no bugs!!
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