Picked up Barb yesterday from the Vancouver Ferry in Nanaimo. We made preparations to move Southward again while enjoying one last great sunset in Newcastle Anchorage with the smoke lifting a little to accommodate our view. Winds haven't abated, though, and the dinghy ride up Newcastle Channel to the Ferry terminal was a real roller coaster into 20-25 kt North wind. Equally l lumpy was our journey this morning to Dodd Narrows to re-enter the Gulf Islands, but the NW wind did make for a speedy transit under jib. We made such good time, and the forecasts for conditions for the next few days were so calm and nice, that we decided to make for one of our favorite spots - Cabbage/Tumbo Islands out on the Strait of Georgia. So, after a night layover in Clam Bay, we sped out Active Pass and ran down to Cabbage Island and picked up a ball in the dying NW winds.