Weather: Sunny and warm. Winds: NE 5-10kts. Seas: <2ft.
Motored out of False Creek around 0600 and picked our way through the anchored freighters. Once out of Burrard Inlet and into the Strait, winds picked up and we sailed at 7kts under screacher and main SW directly to Porlier Pass between the north end of Galliano Island and the south end of Valdes Island.
Since Strider made good time across the Strait, our arrival at Porlier was too early and the currents were against us...and they are strong and rough. A couple exiting power boats probably thought we were nuts, particularly since there was an extensive period when we were making 1kt and crabbing big time. But we made it and Kelly was at the helm! She enjoyed the challenge and needed only a little coaching since she doesn't read the water as well!
Once through the pass, the currents relaxed, as did we and it was motoring or sailing into Montague, sometimes there was wind...else the iron genny. We almost sailed into Montague, but the winds died at the north entrance at Parker Island.
Inside and a hard left brought us to the Montague Harbour Marine Provincial Park mooring field. We found one and moored without incident at 1415. Though we did not spend a lot of time in the park, it appeared to be very nice and we will definitely go back. We did however, dinghy to Harbour Marine and do a shelf check of the market. Ice cream was had...of course!
Towards evening and back aboard, we had dinner and relaxed. A nice park ranger came by and we chatted for about 20min. Since we were crossing into the US the next day and had already taken care of most of the fresh veggies. However, our faithful basil plant would not be welcome. The nice ranger was kind enough to give it a good home!
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