April Point Cove to Comox - 6 ½ hours, 37 miles

We were able to get internet this morning and found out the lack of activity on shore is because the resort closed on September 7th. Oh well, I guess we won’t get a restaurant meal or a massage today. As we head out of the cove we experienced a great deal of turbulence. When we finally make it out into Discovery Passage the current is running 4-5 knots against us! We didn’t check ahead and we certainly are the only fools out here going south in this current. At this rate we will arrive in Comox tomorrow… Well, things finally righted themselves and we will get into Comox a little before sunset. We decided to anchor outside of the breakwater for the marina. There are a lot of mooring buoys out here but we aren’t sure if the are public or private. We went for a dinghy ride. First we checked out of the lovely seals lying on top of the floating breakwater. There must have been a hundred! We went into the marina to tie up at a dinghy dock to go for a walk and maybe dinner. Well, we couldn’t find one. All of the floats went up to a locked gate. We finally found a tidal grid with steps all the way into the water. There was no one there so we tied up to the railing of the stairs. We thought the tide was falling so we tied up accordingly. You guessed it, the tide was still rising. When we returned to the dinghy (after a nice walk on land) the dinghy was wedged between the railing and the stairs. We had to stand of the tube to force us free. By this time we are tied in little knots. We went back to the boat for a small dinner and a spectacular sunset.