August 17, Windy Bay, B.C.

We left Spring Cove (just outside of Ucluelet) around 11:00 a.m. It was a later start than as we waited for the fog to clear. Which at 11:00 we were able to see the tops of the trees, and I felt we should try to leave. We were in the fog until turning into Tofino inlet, where miraculously the Sun was shining. Traveling past the town of Tofino (looks like Charleston, OR) we continued about 3 miles inland to anchor in Windy Bay. Very beautiful here, with the trees to the south all the way down to waters edge and high cliffs on the north end. Not much in the way of wild animals in this bay, I saw one seal just cruising around the boat. As of the writing we are the only ones here. There is no evidence of humans, just Susan and I. The trip here took 6 hours, and we made more water on the way. We had the sails up for most of the time in the ocean, mainly to stabilize the boat, but they also contributed about 1 knot to our speed. Until tomorrow good-bye.

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