2025 Adventures on Blue Redd

I know that phrase has been over-used, but it is still applicable. Today's blog is few words and lots of pictures, so you can decide for yourselves.   We are in Weinberg Cove on Campania Island, B.C. Campania Island is characterized by granitic bedrock, particularly Coast Range granite.  The island features low-lying, flat areas with shallow soils and exposed bedrock.  The high point is Mt Pender at almost 3,000'.   The many bays are dotted with numerous small rocky islets with white sandy beaches, some with stubby old-growth wind stunted conifers as in our pictures.   Apparently, there are a lot of silica and quartz deposits on the island too. Ginger Spring Onion Chicken.  One of my Chinese-ish staples.   Ohhh, Thai chilis!   Watch out!   Very yummy! Those pictures were all from yesterday afternoon and evening in Weinberg Cove on Campania Island. Here are some from today, same place as we didn't change anchorage...

Or, the huge tsunami that wasn’t; at least not here… Sunrise over Principe Channel at 0358 (3:58am) this morning. Obviously, we made it through the tsunami or I wouldn't be writing this blog. There are old sailors and there are bold sailors, but there are no old bold sailors…   Or so that old maxim goes.   I took the not so bold option and we forsook our lovely peaceful quiet anchorage in Monckton Inlet to spend the night drifting out in Principe Channel.   The weather was perfect, no wind, no waves, and clear skies. Now that the spoiler is out, let's get back to how yesterday started. In Patterson Inlet, we anchored next to Happy Talk.   John and Roberta took some picture of our boat - and here is one.   Thank you!!! We headed out to our next stop in Monckton Inlet, about 7 miles south. This inlet should have been named Jellyfish Inlet as they were everywhere.   In this picture the white/pink/gray blobs are all jellyfish....

The picture is of the sign designating Patterson Inlet.   Most anchorages don't have any signs.   Someone was being cute... The topic for the day is anchorages.  Or more accurately, how do we know where to go and where to stop? And thank you, avid reader/adoring fan for the question - it's a great one. This is a picture of the "Math Islands".   Sine, Cosine, Tangent, Logarithm, Tangent, etc.  Some math geek land surveyor had way too much caffeine and not enough sleep... No matter where you go, there you are.  So, we start with wherever we are, whether that was our home slip in Anacortes or last night's anchorage.  No big surprise there as you can't start from anywhere other than where you are.  Write that down as that is actually an important life-lesson.   Just a side note, too many people want to solve problems from somewhere other than where they really are.  That's impossible. Back on topic...  We can travel ...