Finally temperatures in the 80's

Well we made it through all of the rapids zones. The Arran , the Dent, Greene Point and Whirlpool. The ‘rapids’ are areas where the current is very strong, sometimes 10 knots, and it is converging with the flow of current from the other direction. This causes a heavy chop in the water as well as strong whirlpools. And sometimes that is complicated by a very narrow area between islands. So the trick to going through these areas is to plan on a high water slack. And since the zones we needed to get through were several miles apart we stayed overnight at the Cordero Lodge.
Yesterday we stopped here at the Lagoon Cove Marina where we were surprised to see 2 other American Tugs that we had met at the cruising seminar back in March. The owner of the marina here sponsors a pot luck cocktail hour with fresh shrimp and crab legs. We got to meet some other folks from Alaska who keep their boat in Petersburg AK during the winter so that was good to here since we are planning to keep Jade Princess there as well.
We are now in an area called the Broughtons. This is a series of islands, inlets and rivers north of the Queen Charlotte Straits. Jerry finally put out his crab pot and has been checking every few hours. Final count was 8. The other night we had 2 and the Dungeness Crabs are so much bigger than the Blue Crab that we had plenty. The smallest crab you can harvest is 7 inches along the top shell.
We moved again! Only 18 miles up the Tribune Channel to the Kwatsi Bay Marina. There are 2 other American Tugs here as well.
Tomorrow is the Canada Independence Day but you would hardly know it. We did not see another boat until we got here. The cost of fuel and the dooming economy have really hurt the boating industry. The cost of diesel here is $5.00 a gal the last time we checked. We have not had to buy any since we started moving. We had filled up in LaConner right before we left. Our tanks hold 640 gallons and we are not in a hurry to use it up.