Wow - what a great few weeks we've had since our last post to the blog!! We ventured (and sailed) almost 100 miles across the Strait of Georgia, and then north through the Agamemnon Channel, Prince of Wales Reach, Jervis Inlet and Queen’s Reach. Our journey continued through Malibu Rapids to Princess Louisa Inlet and finally to the amazing Chatterbox Falls.

The steep mountains surrounding the inlets can make finding a suitable anchorage a challenge. The granite walled mountains rise 5000 – 8000 feet from the edge of the water. After anchoring in depths of 120 feet, we are grateful for the 350 feet of heavy chain on Polar Mist.

Throughout the last few months we have relied on cruising guides written by Don & Reanne Douglass. When describing Princess Louisa Inlet, the cruising guide stated:

“Earle Stanley wrote in his Log of a Landlubber: There is a calm tranquility which stretches from the smooth surface of the reflecting waters straight up into infinity. The deep calm of eternal silence is only disturbed by the muffled roar of throbbing waterfalls as they plunge down from sheer cliffs. There is no scenery in the world that can beat it. Not that I’ve seen the rest of the world, I don’t need to. I’ve seen Princess Louisa Inlet.”

We would agree with this description and the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Thanks to all of the friends we’ve met along the way and the great recommendations of their favorite places that “we just have to see”. We are now starting to slowly head south and through the San Juan Islands.

John and Karen