Peace and quiet in Bae Fine
I didn’t type up a blog for the fifth of August mostly because it rained all day and there wasn’t a lot to report. We got Kona to shore around 9am and then the rain started and didn’t let up again until 5pm. Captain kept hinting at taking the hike in the rain but I reminded him the hike had a view and there would be no view. So, we all spent the day reading and napping. Yep, that is all we did. We took Kona to shore again around 6pm and did a hot lap of the main anchorage to see if anyone had left or come in. There was a new sailboat called “Take a Chance” and we ended up chatting with them and got an invite to come sit in their covered cockpit (with Kona!) for social time. Captain and I headed back to Ciara and got libations and our raincoats as the rain was set to return again at 7pm for the entire night. We had a lovely evening chatting with the guys aboard and I missed Last Post due to be not on our boat and a down pour of rain. That was about it. I am really enjoying my book and have really enjoyed the very quiet anchorage here.
We woke up to still waters and clear skies on Thursday. Take a Chance had mentioned they were going to hike around 9am so we set our goal to the same. It was hard to wake Cory after many days of sleeping in, but we packed a breakfast of snacks and got them going. Take a Chance never showed, so we hiked by ourselves. We later saw them disembark from the summit. We may still run into them in the next few days according to our conversations.
The forest was magical after a day of rain and the morning sun was shinning through the trees giving a fairy tale feel to the hike. This hike is only about .7 miles one way and is pretty much straight up the entire time. There are spots where we walk between cracks in the quartzite. Kona had to be helped in a few spots and even wedged herself once. At the top we were rewarded with blueberries and the most wonderful views from Casson Peak. There was one group of locals at the top that enjoyed throwing sticks for Kona and they left not to long after we got there leaving us with the summit to ourselves. We sat up there for over an hour and a half overlooking Frazer Bay, Bae Fine, McGregor Bay and west towards Little Current. Captain flew his drone. I am looking forward to learning video software this winter and making much nicer quality videos then the silly reels I have attempted this year.
We had a choice upon our return to stay put for the day or to go to Frazer Bay and check out a new anchorage about an hour away. We all voted to stay put. I think we are all enjoying the last of our relaxing days up here as tomorrow we head to Little Current and I get to start to fret about weather windows and longer pulls back home. We are so grateful that we have had a chance to drop anchor for a few days at a time, multiple times, this year. Some anchorages have been social centers and others have been quiet and peaceful. The beauty of the North Channel is second to none.
While there isn’t a lot to report or grand and epic adventures the last few days we have been happy has a family to enjoy the most simplest of things in life. I so very wish to continue this mindset when we get home and I am trying to figure out, still, how to wean myself off social media; it seems to upset my heart more then keep me connected with my loved ones and friends. There is a lot of thinking about life here and everything back home seems trivial and overwhelming. Although we are all talking about meals we can’t wait to make, air conditioning, hot showers and big comfortable beds, so I suppose the modern life has its perks as well.
