S/V Summer Place: Bazett Island, Pipestream Inlet, Barkley Sound

Wow, what a day! We awoke early to thunder. We placed our hand held electronics in the oven and in the microwave in the event of a lightening strike. As luck would have it, that didn't happen. More rain this morning, 0.44 inches. The plug is out in the dinghy and we can hear it draining when the boat rocks to port. We leave our very pleasant anchorage at 10:30. We only have 6.5 miles to travel today, but since we are low on water, we have decided to take a side trip up and down Pipestream Inlet while the watermaker runs and the batteries recharge. The Inlet is deep and bordered by high mountains lined with trees and rock cliffs. There are a couple pretty dramatic land slides. We're going slow. It is comfortable to be on the bow while Brad steers from the cockpit. I motion to Brad that I see a waterfall, and I think he says, "look at the deer". What he really says is "look at the bear". It's our first Black bear sighting. Brad steers closer to shore and I start taking pictures and videos. Brad gets a few photos and videos too. After quite a while the bear heads back into the woods and out of sight. Coming out we also stop to take pictures and a video of another very respectable falls. At 14:30 we arrive at our new anchorage in the south west cove behind Bazzett Island which is at the mouth of Pipestream Inlet. It is very nice here. The water is so clear we can see all the way down to the anchor bridle and a bit further. Hardly another boat anywhere. It is still overcast, but very calm. We put the dinghy in the water and head across to the other side of the channel. There is a place called Lucky Creek that is worth a visit at high tide. The creek meanders back and forth for a mile or two. There is an old growth forest on either side with low hanging branches touching the water. At the head of the creek is a beautiful rock cliff and waterfall. More pictures and a video. We leave before the tide ebbs and traps us in its shallows. For dinner we have some more of that fabulous salmon that Brad caught. Today's stats: sea temp 60.3, air temp 66, engine hours 4.2, nautical miles 22.3, total trip miles 946.0, watermaker 8 hours. GPS coordinates 49.00.912N / 125.18.368W.