The Grand Christening

We passed around the south side of Stewart Is. against an opposing tide. It was a fairly short motor across the border into Canada to moor at Bedwell Harbor. Customs was ridiculously quick and simple. We made lunch while moored and waited for currents to shift in our favor.

Out of Bedwell Harbor, we passed through Swanson Channel then through Tricomali Channel. 

We anchored in Clam Bay and I started cooking. What's for dinner? - scalloped potatoes, spicy coconut chicken with apricot chutney and sautéed asparagus. Luxury living! Meanwhile, Alden and Dayne worked at replacing an engine thermometer on the port engine since our temps had been reading low for that engine ever since we bought the boat. We ended those projects with gin and tonics.

We finally christened our boat with a bottle of champagne that had actually come as a stow-away with the boat when we bought it. It turned out to be delicious! Our vessel bears the proud name of Yukon Jack and it was decided to call the dinghy Wild Cat. We toasted to our voyage and luck.

After dinner the tide was up and we took the dinghy through the cut to Telegraph Harbor which had a nice looking and closed marina, a pub, and nothing else.

We came back to the boat and the boys started working on a leak we'd had on the port engine. It got worse before it got better and it took several hours until the leak was temporarily slowed. It was decided to head into Nanaimo the next day for parts.