We finally left Petersburg on Thursday. We spent one night in Scenery Cove, but it was a short one. To put things in perspective the sun goes behind the mountains about 8pm however, it is still very light out at 10:30pm. (The sun rises about 3am, so it is not totally dark for long.)That is when we went to bed in Scenery Cover. Well about 1am we started to hear the anchor and/or chain. About 2am it was confirmed…………….the winds had changed from the prediction and we were dragging anchor. We had planned an early departure to get to Red Bluff Bay and decided to pull up and head out. It was still bright enough to see out and the sun would be coming up soon. We had also put a prawn trap out across the ‘cove’ and it needed to be retrieved. With me in my nightgown guiding the boat we had to make several passes at the trap because of the strong winds. Finally we got pot with a measley mess of prawns and headed out. The winds and current were pushing up along and we had a 2 knot push.
We arrived in Red Bluff Bay by 10am. With high cliffs on either side of the bay, many waterfalls and snow covered mountains, this place is special. We dropped the prawn trap and headed 3.5 miles to the head of the bay and Bear Meadow. We anchored with no problem, ate and took a well deserved nap.
The weather is still full of sun all day with no clouds in sight, a lot better than last year. Mid 70s have been the norm. We dinghied around today for 3 hours admiring all of the waterfalls, the seals and the brown bear with 2 cubs.
Tomorrow with head for Warm Springs and a soaking.
Monday, June 8, 2009
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