And so it is. We are still in Roscoe Bay (this is Wed. the 14th) and we’ve been here since the 10th - a little longer than planned. The Northwest winds have been energetic with exciting gusts which draw SSpirit into a slow dance around her anchor - and that’s inside this “all weather” anchorage. Some folks, with shorter keels than ours (eg power boats) have been able to leave during the morning hours when the winds are lighter but the rest of us continue to enjoy the beauty and hiking trails of Roscoe Bay. We’ve had our swim in Black Lake and Kathy and Maddie enjoyed a vigorous hike up the mountain. We’ve met several other cruisers including a young couple on a 23’ shallow draft sailboat who launched in Anacortes and are ambitiously planning to cruise to Alaska and back.
Luckily we packed lots of food and are doing fine (although the shopping list grows longer each day :-). Another frustration is the lack of connectivity. Funny (sad really) how quickly we take weather reports, emails and phone calls for granted and then let their absence (and being ‘off the grid’) frustrate us. We hope to break out of here this afternoon and head to Refuge Cove for the night. There is a specific time the tide will be high enough for us to cross over the shallow bar at the entrance (our keel is 6’ long and we need at least 7’ to cross safely). We will begin to wind our way back into the Powell River area anchorages as the weather allows (the NW wind will be blowing for several more days). A few photos of our time here follow. Hoping all is well with each of you. CJ and Kathy
