Princess Louisa Inlet to Thunder Bay - 6 ½ hours, 46 miles

Another clear, sunny & beautiful day. It is almost a shame to be leaving here today. As I walked Merlin before we left it sounds like half of the folks on the dock are leaving this morning. The mountains and waterfalls humble us. It is such a privilege to be here where the only access is by small boat or float plane. It certainly limits the number of visitors. However, as we are passing through Malibu Rapids to get back out into Queens Reach, we see about six vessels waiting to enter the inlet. The current is with us but we have 20-34 mph headwinds. The seas got about 1-2 foot chop. Fred found me a black bear on the beach in Jervis Inlet. That’s #1 for the season… Thunder Bay is an enormous half-circle shaped bay. There is beach along the shore and just above the beach are clipped lawns and big houses. We didn’t get off of the boat here. We are in very nice weather, otherwise this bay would provide very little protection. We chose this anchorage for it’s location. It will be another big jump tomorrow to Desolation Sound.