Waddington Bay, Bonwick Island

The folks left Monday morning a bit tired I think but happy to have had a few days on the boat with us. Unfortunately no sailing but that's the way it is out here sometimes. Monday was spent on a few odd jobs in Port McNeil and Tuesday, after a brisk 2 km uphill walk to get a blood test done, we finished provisioning and left the dock. Despite the fact that Port McNeil is really quite nice and every service a boater needs is quite handy, Cathy and I were both looking forward to being at anchor again. It's funny how habits and desires can change in just a few weeks. We were hoping for a sail but again the winds waited to come up until we were about 2 miles from Waddington Bay. We pulled out the headsail anyways just to say we did and sailed for a whopping great 15 minutes. There were 3 other boats anchored when we got in around 15:30, 2 Canadian and one American. It's getting positively crowded out here. We are taking a day here to reflect and maybe plan a bit for the next week or so. We hope to be in Port Hardy around the first of June but will see how things progress. We still have a few things to work do on the boat before we head around the west coast, least of all is sort out the charge controller for the solar panels. It quit working last week. If it is on, all it does is divert maximum power to the hot water heater, a great way to drain the batteries. I contacted Xantrex but have not heard anything back yet. Oh well, this is what this trip is all about, what works and what needs "adjusting". What tomorrow brings is anyone's guess. One more thing before I send this off, if anyone reading this is still on the fence about going cruising, my opinion, for what it's worth, is go. You never know how you'll adjust until you do.

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