BARCLAY'SOUND is the first one we ll cruise, it's also the largest. This area is popular with the US boats sailing from Oregon and even from more south as the first place where they can escape the pacific swell without entering in a river mouth or an harbour; Canadian authorities recently promote UCLULET as an official canadian port of entry to help. No need anymore the motor the long return trip in Juan de Fuca strait for americans; but the fog is often the biggest challenge of the offshore passage
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| Pacific along the coast in summer: morning calm with fog: No sail and Radar with "alarm zone" in permanent watch |
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| First overnight anchorage, just before arriving to BAMFIELD |
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| This Kelp is living and will not bother our anchor |
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| Yes we are in Canada , but the water is sitll at 15° ! |
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| ALCYONE is under watch... |
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| We ll spend 5 days, closed to the ocean: the way we like: Anchorages are often quiet during the night summer in BC |
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Canada is the country of XXL: Only 5 sea urchins will be enough for our"omelette"
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| This "baby" visit our dinghy before the daily thermic wind |
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| XXL...2 whales are inside the sound...no boats around... |
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| XXL...n delicious with a white wine sauce... |
No sea otters around: the crab pot fill with Dungeness crabs, but only 4 reach the legal size
