After spending far too long in Clam Bay I finally felt good enough, and winds were favorable enough, to make my way to Campbell River and spend a weekend in the Discovery Harbour Marina. It was a long day of mostly motoring but worth it to get out of the Strait of Georgia while I could. Restocked, refueled, and pumped out in in Discovery Harbour, Monday was another perfect day to push north again. I miss timed the Seymore Narrows rapids but only by 45 minutes. No idea how I got the time wrong but it didn't matter. The tide was ebbing and I got a nice push northward. So good in fact, I decided to go all the way to a previous favorite anchorage, the Cordero Islands at the north end of Blind Channel. I tucked into the east end and had a nice dinner and a very calm night.
Beautiful Cordero Island anchorage
Blind Channel approach to Cordero Islands
The next morning it was up and out through Green Point rapids at a reasonable hour of 10:30am under clouds and mist. The forecast was looking perfect for a run up Johnstone Strait to Port Neville where I planned to spend a day or two waiting for the next calm to head into the Broughtons.
Chancellor Channel
Johnstone Strait on a calm day
The current was mostly in my favor and there was almost no wind in Johnstone Strait. I had picked a perfect day. I started looking and chart and thinking why stop at Port Neveille when I can go another couple of hours and be in Boughey Bay, the first stop in the Broughtons, by 4pm! So, after a long time of wanting to get to this part of British Columbia I have finally made it. Boughey Bay is big, open bay, mostly protected, and relatively uncrowded. At most we have had 5 boats spread out in here.
Looking into the head of Boughey Bay