August 1, 2017

Weather report for further south has 2 days of "Gale" force winds on Wednesday and Thursday. Although we want to go south faster, it seems like a good idea to stay out of the way. So we decide to go to Bishop Bay with Potest Fieri. Not a breath of wind in the harbor, but Douglas Channel is blowing like stink with a huge outflow. So we zig zag around and then go up the other channel and take it on the nose so it's not bad. By the time we get to Bishop, it's lovely.

There are 3 mooring balls, all empty. We read in Waggoners that they dragged a mooring ball in 10kts of wind, but we decide to take one anyway. We hope that BC Parks as fixed them up for people to use. And we has 0.7kts of wind so we're probably fine for now. We go to the baths for a quick dip and enjoy the warmth of the sun and water. Potest Fieri gets in about 1 hour later - they stopped outside Hartley Bay to get a cell signal and internet. They also tie to a mooring ball and then come ashore for a dip. We are just sitting on the bench there enjoying wearing bathing suits and soaking up the sun. It's awesome.

We all go back to the boats for some late lunch, and then I talk Greg into going fishing in the dingy with Danny (no catching done though). I strut around on the boat in my bathing suit going in and out of the cabin, alternatively sun bathing and then cooling off. Time goes very quickly. Susan's ear infection has come back and so she's not feeling great. We each have dinner and enjoy a beautiful evening. Danny comes over for a night cap while Susan sleeps.