Thankful departed Tenedos Bay at a civilized hour yesterday and headed west twenty five miles to Von Dolop Inlet. Once again, the sea was glassy and the weather beautiful except for the lingering smoke from forest fires. We arrived at the narrow entrance to the inlet right behind another power boat and followed him in.
One of the cruisers we met up in Alaska said that Von Donop Inlet was his favorite anchorage in the Pacific Northwest, so we had to give it a go. The deep inlet has a large shallow lagoon at the inner end. The two mile long entrance channel is narrow along its whole length and in places is only 150 feet wide. We worked our way in to find ten other boats scattered at anchor around the lagoon. Apparently it is a favorite of lots of folks. No problem, there was plenty of room. We found a relatively isolated spot and dropped the hook on the east side of the lagoon.
The cruising guide said that the high trees surrounding Von Dolop cut off any wind that is blowing outside producing a flat calm in the anchorage, and that's what we found. It was still for our entire stay, and the air temperature got up over 80 degrees during the late afternoon. It almost felt like Hawaii.
Matt and Vicki worked on sprucing up the teak rails. I took a nap. Team Thankful had a pleasant afternoon. Fortunately, there were no guitar players in the anchorage so we also had a quiet evening.
We got started at 6AM this morning for our assault on the Strait of Georgia. The strait is a relatively large body of water between the mainland and the southern end of Vancouver Island. Being that large, significant waves can build if the wind is from the wrong direction, and the forecast is for moderate south easterlies this afternoon. That puts Thankful on the leeward side of the strait during the crossing, the wrong side, so we are trying to get across before the wind fills in and makes things uncomfortable. It is still glassy out here as I write this. So far so good.
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