Mother Goose Leg 1, Day 15 - Pruth Bay to Shearwater

We said goodbye to Pruth Bay this morning and even though it was raining and the wind was blowing, it was somehow peaceful. We were nice and cozy in our stylish Grand Banks with warm coffee brewing, breakfast cooking, and a tranquil panorama invoking a protected feeling. Captain Brian decided that rather than traveling along the outside of the B.C. Coastline and being exposed to the Pacific, we would cross Hakai Passage and meander up Ward Channel in between the west side of Nalau Island and the east side of Underhill Island before hooking back up with Fitzhugh Sound and finally docking at Shearwater. Shearwater is a small community which is host to a grocery store/liquor store/post office, a few souvenir shops, and a large pub. Comparatively this town feels like a jumping port with tons of amenities! There’s even shore power here! The grocery store has an excellent fresh produce section and we are able to get enough produce to last us until our next big stop, Prince Rupert in about 6 six days. A few of the boats are taking the water taxi over to Bella Bella, another shore town about 2 miles back down the passage, to check it out, while others are enjoying being in Shearwater. The consensus tonight is that we’ll all make our way up to the pub for an evening of fish & chips, local beers, and a game of pool. It all sounds so civilized after being so removed and at sea for the last two weeks!