Sunday, Sept. 8. Left Poet's Cove this morning - very windy. Once outside the Bedwell Harbor inlet, wind gusted to 42 kts. No way to sail, especially as our next destination was directly to windward. The boat motored through the chop very well, most likely owing to the weight of all the extra water and supplies we are carrying in the boat's bow area.
Arrived at Otter Bay on Pender Island and found a sheltered place to anchor for the night. We dinghied to a nearby marina were we rented bikes for a couple of hours and toured the island. There were many steep hills, which turned into quite a workout. The island is very rural and the residents quite trusting as they sell their produce on the "honor system" from small stands. We visited a small market and found the locals to be very friendly.
Monday, Sept 9. Excellent sailing into very small Annette Inlet on Prevost Island to visit with Marjorie Bergenstein who lives off the grid in an idyllic sylvan setting next to the ocean. We navigated past some dangerous appearing rocks and tied up at Marjorie's pier. Marjorie is a friend of a woman we met at Rosario. We were told that she loves to have visitors. She is a charming, independent 72 year old woman who has a definite taste for adventure and truly lives in a piece of paradise! She gets to and from Vancouver Island in her fast runabout boat.
We sailed to Ganges Harbor and met up with Donna's cousin, Norman, who lives in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. Norman graciously loaned us his excellent digital camera until we can replace the one that drowned!
