June 25th The Finnerty Islands to Lund

June 25^th          The Finnerty Islands to Lund   We make a decent start around 0830 for our 35 mile course to Lund.  After a day or so we will slow down considerably.  We had planned 7-10 days to make it from Portland to Desolation Sound to meet up with Walt and Odile, our sailing buddies.  With the two weather hold over days in Port Angeles we will miss our goal by one day, not too bad! 

We are travelling now over water that we travelled with Walt and Odile in 2013 when they crewed for us on our maiden voyage up the coast with ExTerra.  Definitely more than crew, they were the very experienced old salts who helped us very novice sailors learn the ropes of cruising the Salish Sea.  We are forever grateful for their help on that first trip and all the weeks since then when we have rafted together in our sailing journeys. 

Outside of Powell River we stop the boat over one of our earliest weigh points.  At this location in 2013 Carl caught a wonderful ling cod.  We stopped the boat and within ten minutes we were back on our way.  We were not as fortunate this year.  We each had ‘fish on.’  Carl landed a ling cod that was about 2” short of being a keeper and Pam had the “big one that got away.”

Catch of the day at the ling cod "hot spot" LOL

Back enroute we pass in front of a tug, the Inlet Crusader who has been making a very slow, 2 knots over the water tow of a large raft of logs.  Note to self, when you see something that is going that slow for that long look for the tow rope and give them wide berth!

Pam continues her home improvement, sanding rough spots and filling all the screw holes left behind when she removed the original curtain hardware.  Carl motors on towards Lund, more relaxed at the wheel than when Pam is at the wheel.

We collide with the Lund fuel dock (current!), fill up and move to an easy side tie in the Lund Small Boat Harbor.  Lund is the end of the (physical) road and the nautical jump off for Desolation sound.  It is a delightful, yet very busy little harbor.  We buy groceries, a combination of Walt and Odile’s veges and chocolate fix and our supplies that will help Pam continue with conditioning our teak.  We enjoy a relaxing evening beverage in the cockpit prior to a nice local dinner.  

We chatted for an hour with neighbors from Comox and Vancouver BC.  While we visited twilight set in with a wonderful display of color.  We stood on our deck watching the very large research vessel, the Sea Crest, expertly come in, turn, and tie off on the dock.  They were off and gone before we got up at 0700.  Today hit the local bakery, Nancy’s for a light breakfast and fresh baked goods to take to our anchorage with Walt and Odile in Desolation Sound.