Westview Marina, Tahsis, Nootka Sound

July 29th, Anchored in Queen Cove, Esperanza Inlet.  The fog is quite heavy this morning.  As it starts to dissipate,  we take the dinghy to explore the outer bay while the wind is still light before putting it away.  We leave our anchorage at 11:50 heading up Esperanza Inlet.  The wind is 10-14 knots behind us.  Our planned destination is Zeballos.  We have read Zeballos has a marina and fuel dock.  The mountains are getting steeper and have patches of snow.  At the head of Zeballos Inlet there is a marina, but no room at the dock and no sign of diesel.  It is still early, so we decide to turn around and head for an alternate location.  Passing Esperanza Inlet, we are in Hecate Channel.  The 20 knot wind on our nose has disappeared.  We pass Esperanza, the site of a mission, now summer camp.  They have a clearly marked and easily accessable fuel dock, but Brad has already called the marina in Tahsis to inquire about availability and we want to keep going.  We pass through Tahsis Narrows which doesn't have any tidal or current concerns.  Once through we have about four miles up Tahsis Inlet to get to the head where the marina is located.    We take 207.5 liters of diesel (54.8 gals), at $5.49 per gallon.  The  cost of moorage is $1.30 per foot.  The entire facility is floating, restaurant, gift shop, hotel included.  After dinner at the restaurant we settle in for a night on the dock.  Today's stats: travel time 5 hours, sea temp 57.7, engine hours 5, nautical miles 30, total trip miles 744.3, GPS coordinates 49.54.982N / 126.39.793.

We are staying two nights here.  It give us time to do the wash, and relax a little and use the internet.  The marina has a loaner vehicle, so we borrowed it to drive into downtown Tahsis.  We almost missed it as we drove by.   We stopped in at the information center/museum.  The town of Tahsis was once a bustling logging town.  Since the decline of the industry, almost all the population is gone and it is now a fishing destination.   No stats today.  There was fog in the morning which burned off by mid morning.  The wind picked up and is now calm.  The sky is blue with a few clouds.  Quiet.