Back to Winter Harbour
fter a good morning carving a plug for the hawse pipe, we listened to the weather and decided to make a run back out to Winter Harbour. There is a storm warning for the north end of the island with winds to 50 knots tonight rising to 60 knots by morning. Winter Harbour is renowned for as a safe anchorage in southerly winter storms so back to the dock at the Outpost for a couple of nights to wait out the weather.
Quite frankly, after seeing the land rape from the logging industry here, we are not sad to leave Quatsino Sound. It's amazing how the forestry companies convince us that they follow forest management practices and quote how many acres of forest they re-plant every year. Well, from our observations, they are NOT telling us how much they are harvesting. The barren hills are incredible. Oh well, as I have already ranted enough on this I will leave it for now. We are tied up snug and secure and waiting out the winds. We plan to leave here on Sunday as that is when the weather looks like it should be OK, but who knows?
Quite frankly, after seeing the land rape from the logging industry here, we are not sad to leave Quatsino Sound. It's amazing how the forestry companies convince us that they follow forest management practices and quote how many acres of forest they re-plant every year. Well, from our observations, they are NOT telling us how much they are harvesting. The barren hills are incredible. Oh well, as I have already ranted enough on this I will leave it for now. We are tied up snug and secure and waiting out the winds. We plan to leave here on Sunday as that is when the weather looks like it should be OK, but who knows?
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posted by Brian Ackles - S/V Cygnet at
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MAYBE BEFORE YOU GO AND DO TOO
MUCH WHINNING ABOUT THE FOREST PRACTISES IN WINTER HARBOUR, YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED IN THE FOREST INDUSTRY, AND HAVE BEEN FOR A LONG TIME.
YOU SHOULD ALSO LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER AND YOU WILL SEE LOTS OF AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN LOGGED, PLANTED, AND ARE READY TO BE HARVESTED AGAIN.TAKE A DRIVE SOUTH FROM PORT HARDY AND EVEN YOU WOULD BE IMPRESSED WITH OUR FOREST PRACTICES. THERE ARE AREAS THAT ARE READY TO BE HARVESTED FOR THE THIRD TIME.
I hope that in the future you might think twice about slamming our way of life as you sail by.
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