Drew

Yesterday turned out exactly as predicted; overcast, fog, mist and drizzle.  A good day for just staying put and playing games.  It has its own sort of beauty though.

Today looked a little better, so we upped anchor early, around 6:50 AM, to make our arrival at Dent Rapids by 9:15.  We timed it perfectly and breezed through Dent, then Gillard Passage and finally Yuculta Rapids, all under engine power.

While motoring through the start of Dent Rapids, we got a big surprise as we were joined by a pod of dolphins playing in our bow wave.  Of course, I was a bit busy at the time trying to navigate the swirling whirlpools and eddies of the rapids and had little time to admire them.  Sue did try to get some pictures this time, mostly after the fact with just splashes of water showing.  Still, pretty exciting for us.

Then we continued on our way, mostly motoring, with about an hour of sailing when the wind would cooperate, all the way to Drew Harbour, where we arrived about 2:30 PM.  This is an extremely busy place on Quadra Island, next to the Rebecca Spit Marine Park.  Lots of boats and lots of campers on the shore.  Speedboats and water-skiers and kayaks, etc.  A bit of culture shock for us.
Bonus: I found some free, unguarded, Internet.

The weather has improved remarkably and we were able to spend the rest of the afternoon getting a tan in the cockpit.  As the evening approaches the wind is getting up and we are not sure what the night or tomorrow might bring.

Here is picture of a boat we anchored next to in Forward Harbour a couple of nights ago.  It appears that helicopters might be replacing dinghies as the preferred method of getting to shore.  I think we are getting a little behind the times.