The weather is clear and we have about a
10-15 kt wind. The
weather report says that the waves are about 3 feet out in the Straight of
Georgia. We need to
cross this large body of water that divides Vancouver Island from the
mainland. It is
approximately 30 miles across. We
have crossed when the water was flat, that will not be the case today. Fortunately Emerald Star handles
very well. The wind and
current are from the south so we expected a little push on the way. Unfortunately our autopilot does
not handle a following sea well at all. Fred had to “drive” the boat the
whole way across. He
likes the challenge but it can be very tiring. I am not comfortable driving the
boat in these conditions. We
gratefully enter Pender Harbour safely and anchor in outside of Garden Bay Marina. We arrived a little after noon
time. We had lunch then
took the dinghy ashore at Madeira Marina. We know where to get a great latte
and a muffin. Of course
we ran into a lady who has 2 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and we visited and
shared stories. We meet the nicest people while traveling with a dog. I was able to do some last minute
shopping and we went back to the boat for dinner.
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