After a pleasant night at anchor in Pillsbury Cove, we started the day with a fun water taxi ride from Prince Rupert Adventure Tours (water taxi and sightseeing tours) into Prince Rupert to do our provisioning. Our taxi skipper, Mike, was delightful, providing boat to dock service with good cheer and a smile (Thanks, Mike!). After our shopping was completed, Mike ferried us back to our boats; we hoisted anchors and set off – into the fog. Thanks goodness for modern radar technology! It is hard to imagine navigating without it. (We are apt to hone our radar skills on this leg as August is known colloquially as “Fogust” around here.) We also prudently made sure that we each kept a visual on the boat ahead of us.
As the fog cleared we discovered we were traveling along tree-covered rocky islands with snow-capped mountain vistas in the distance. We cruised along the sparkling waters of Petrel Channel under now clear blue skies into the lovely anchorage of Newcombe Harbour, an inlet on Pitt Island. Everyone found a good spot to drop anchor and once secured, gathered for a social hour aboard Deception, where we enjoyed good company and yummy munchies. And another day came to a peaceful end.
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