Weather: Dark, then
grey, sunny then hot. Winds: Light and variable. Seas:
<1ft.
0330 departure to hit slack at Malibu Rapids and avoid
afternoon up-channel winds. Dark. Strider led as C-Mast's chart plotter did not
have the resolution required in the inlet.
Uneventful motor and since RT was about 15min behind, slowed upon
approach to the rapids, making a 360 for spacing. Upon RT's arrival, Kelly went to the bow with
a flashlight and lit the rocks as we passed through the rapids. Uneventful!
Great when a plan comes through!
Upon exit and into Jervis Inlet, speeds bumped up and RT
left us behind. Essentially a boring
motor to Powell River. Attempted to sail, particularly between
Miller Islet and Thunder Point, essentially across Saltery
Bay. We did see the twin Friel
Lake Falls!
RT kept calling and telling of great winds and how he'd had
a nice spinnaker run northbound to Powell
River. No such luck for us as the winds died and we
motored around Scotch Fir Point and north to Powell
River.
Fueled up in Powell
River, moored behind C-Mast and
took advantage of the ample water to hose the boat off. Downtown was a bit of a hike but we did
manage to stock up and do some laundry.
Apparently there is some confusion between the US
and Canadian beer measurements. In the US,
a case of beer is 24. Apparently in Canada,
it is 12. RT sent MM off to get a 2
cases and she returned with 2 12 packs.
"That's what the store pointed to when I asked for cases!" Good for him as we had an excess of Canadian
beer....
OK a word about BC beer.
Not good. We used to make runs to
Ontario for beer in college. My fraternity's record run was 37 cases. Mine was 17.5. New to beers other than Stroh's or Hamm's,
Molson Brador and Labatt's Velvet Cream Porter were worth the trip.
Now, living in the PNW, home of coffee and beer snobs (yes,
I'm one), I cannot help but be disappointed by the BC beers. Even Granville Island Brewery misses
something for me. Part of the problem
maybe I try to avoid bottles while aboard Strider. Glass is too heavy and has too much
volume: I can crush a can. So, I bought Bowen
Island, they were wet.
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