Photo: Rescue Cove, Matthiesen Channel, as the fog clears

We decide to head north without waiting for our mail. We sail west all the way out Seaforth Channel then turn north up Matthiesen Channel with the wind behind us all the way through Percival Narrows. The current in Percival Narrows is supposed to be against us but it's with us instead. Once we're through the narrows, the current does turn against us and since the wind has also died, we turn on the engine.

This is a wild-looking coast with driftwood logs from winter storms piled on the beaches and windswept trees. The aroma of pine needles and wet earth drifts out from the shores as we motor by in a light rain. Our visibility drops as the rain increases. By the time we turn the corner into Rescue Cove it's coming down in buckets. We anchor quickly and retreat below where we turn on the heater to dry ourselves out.