 | Day 1 Sucia Island once again beckons with
favorite anchorages and trails Jp ashore. (18 NM) |
| Day 2 - Poet's Cove (Bedwell
Harbor, S. Pender Isl.) or Ganges (Salt Spring Isl.) West across
Boundary Pass, watching porpoise and Orca. Clear Customs at Bedwell Harbor on South Pender
Island ...perhaps stay at Pet's Cove resort in Bedwell Harbor (15 NM,
1-888-512-7638). Or anchor in one of the pristine finger coves on nearby
Prevost Island. (26 NM total). OR, head all the way to the
artisan's favorite port-of-call, Ganges on Saltspring Island (30 NM
total). |
| Day 3 - Telegraph Harbor. Its lunch at
Montague Harbor Provincial Marine Park on Galiano Island, then up the Trincomali Channel to dip beneath Kuper
Island. (20 NM from Ganges). Choice of anchorage, Thetis Island
Marina (1-250-246-3464), or Telegraph Harbour Marina (1-800-246-6011). |
| Day 4 - Sydney. South through Sansum
Narrows between Saltspring and Vancouver Islands to dock among hanging flowers
at the Port Sidney Marina. (27 NM, 1-250-655-3711) |
| Day 5 - Roche Harbor or Parks Bay. Float with Killer Whales
across Haro Strait; clear Customs at Roche Harbor (14 NM,
1-360-378-2155) and stay at the marina or anchor in the protected bay
off the resort. Another option is to head east through Speiden
channel and down through San Juan Channel to anchor in idyllic Parks Bay
on Shaw Island. Then anchor in this idyllic Shaw Island
bay. (22 NM total) |
| Day 6 - Pleasant Bay. Meander through the
central San Juans; lunch at Obstruction Pass State Park; anchor in this protected bay a
few miles south of Bellingham. (21 NM from Parks Bay, 31NM from Roche
Harbor) |
| Day 7 - Bellingham. We greet you at the
docks after your two hour sail. Before every stop this week you could have turned right,
or left, and explored yet another fascinating cove. (9 NM) |
