Fury Cove to Port Hardy - 6 ½ hours, 55 miles

We left the cove about 6:30 AM, as soon as it was light enough to see. Unfortunately it is so overcast we don’t have a pretty sunrise. This is a big day. We are passing around Cape Caution which is a large protuberance of British Columbia mainland north of Vancouver Island. We had 3-4 foot ocean swells for about 4 hours crossing Queen Charlotte Sound. This really wasn’t too bad. It would have been a nightmare (and we wouldn’t have left) if the wind was up. The wind was almost nothing as we entered Queen Charlotte Straight and headed to Port Hardy. Port Hardy has three dock areas. We have usually stayed at the Quarterdeck Marina which has water & power on the docks, but is about a mile from shopping. The two public wharfs are usually full of fishing boats. However, when we entered Port Hardy Bay we saw that there was room on the public dock downtown. We tied up and there was only a sailboat already there. No power or water, however. That’s OK. We have our generator and water maker. We took Merlin out for a walk (he was thrilled!) and to wander. Of course we found the latte place. I plan to grocery shop in Port McNeill. Later in the afternoon the fishing boats came but the dock was not full.