The next morning we were up and at it early as the forecast over the next few days was for less than favourable conditions, so this was our window to get to Victoria. As it turns out once we had left the warmth & sunshine in Comox and traveled again under cold & wet conditions. Our Alaska trip came to mind on several occasions as an “it could be worse” comparison! The forecast conditions were scheduled for change in the late afternoon and if all went as predicted we would be tied nicely to the dock by then.

Well....welcome to traveling on the water!~ The predictions came sooner than expected and once committed in Haro Strait, things were just downright nasty. The wind was on our nose and we were now going against the current. Not fun! At one point after taking several large waves over the front and burying the bow we discussed whether we should turn back and head to Sydney. We were both reluctant to do so as it would mean spending several days in Sydney waiting for the next weather window before arriving at our new dock. We checked on Missy, & thankfully she is one tough girl. Not happy, but not visibly seasick so we pushed on and rode out the conditions.

As luck would have it our son who lives in Victoria was off work that day and called to ask for an ETA, well aware that the conditions were ugly & wanting to help us tie up. He decided to sit at Clover Point and wait to see us from there. Once in sight he flashed his headlights from the shore, & words cannot express how excited we were to see him! He and a close friend watched us come around Ogden Point and then happily met us at the dock to take our lines. It was the most joyous end to a very trying day, & a very warm welcome to our new city!

Darren celebrated with a rum, myself with a warm tea & Missy was rewarded with a special place up on the couch that evening so she could catch up on her beauty sleep!