Day 1 - Nanaimo to Montague
We were up early and left our slip at Stones Marina right on schedule at 8:05 AM. A few good friends were there to see us off (much appreciated). Fortunately there was no wind or current in the marina, so we were able to cruise away without making complete fools of ourselves. Susanne shed a few tears as we looked back at our boat's home for the last 9 years.
We motored slowly to Dodd Narrows to catch the slack tide at 9:25 AM, then motored the rest of the way to Montague Harbour. We had the anchor down by 1:15 PM. Dead calm all day. Weather when we got up this morning was a bit rainy and overcast, but as the day progressed, it got better and better. By the time we were in Montague it was about +18 degrees and brilliant sunshine. We knew that heading south was the answer, we just did not know it would work so soon.
All of the systems seem to be behaving themselves for the moment. We even fired up the water maker for 2-1/2 hours and it seemed to work as advertised. All is right with the world. Tomorrow we will attempt to enter the US of A for the first time by boat. Hopefully the next post will be coming to you from a foreign land.
{GMST}48|53.33|N|123|23.6|W|Montague Harbour, BC, Canada|Montague Harbour, BC, Canada{GEND}
{GMST}49|08.1177|N|123|49.06|W|Dodd Narrows|Dodd Narrows{GEND}
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