Day 28, 5/25: Off to Meyers Chuck it is a whole 11nm journey today. Meyer Chuck is straight across Clarence Strait. The Strait was calm and flat so travelling was nice. We arrived at 9 AM and got tied up to the dock. After a while we went to pay for the dock and walk the trail. Couldn’t find the pay box so we walked the trail and, on our return, we asked some locals where to pay. They indicated that the box was taken away because it was more trouble than it was worth. SCORE. We had a 42’ Nordic Tug pull in behind us and by evening two fishing boats were anchored along with a larger cruiser. Such a busy place.

One of the things Meyer Chuck is famous for in the cruising world is that a lady makes cinnamon rolls and delivers to your boat. On our walk we got the phone number and placed an order for the next morning.

Day 29, 5/26:  About 7:15 a lady comes down the dock and asks if we want a cinnamon roll. SCORE. She went to all the boats at the dock then she got into her skiff and went to the boats anchored in the bay. When leaving our protected bay we were greeted with 3-4 foot waves in Clarence Strait. Fortunately, we only had a short time in the Strait before turning into Ernest Sound. So, after 45min-1hr the water settled out and the cruise to Thoms Place was stress free. We got in to the bay, anchored up and made water. During the day several eagles, seals and deer were spotted on shore. But at about 7PM a bear came out of the woods and walked the grassy area at the head of the bay.

Thorne Bay

Meyer Chuck tidal grid
At high tide tie to the posts then low tide the boat sits on platform so you can work on the bottom of the boat. No crane needed for bottom work.

Leaving Meyer Chuck

Thoms Place

 Day 23, 5/20: We did the tourist thing visiting a lot of the same places that the ship folks do. The exception was we did it on our own without a guide. First we figured out how to use the city bus, $5 day pass seemed reasonable. First stop for us was the totem heritage center, we checked out the totem poles and of course the gift shop. They do have a carving room but didn’t see anyone carving. Then we went to Creek Street area which is all shops now but back in the day was the bordello district. The whole area is built on pilings over the creek.

Day 24, 5/21: Slow day didn’t do a lot other than to decide to stay another day because the wind was forecast to make Clarence Strait choppy. Washed some salt off the boat and did some laundry.

Day 25, 5/22: Bought fishing licenses and decide to get the Chinook tag that doubled the cost of the license. Right after we made the purchase, they proceeded to tell us Chinook is closed until June15th. Then off to the store to provision, surprisingly, most stuff at Safeway was comparable or just a little more expensive. Ended the day with a drink and pizza from a place close to the marina.

Day 26, 5/23: Left Bar Harbor South and headed north to the fuel dock to fill up. Fuel was about 55%-60% the cost of fuel at Shearwater BC. We went across Clarence Strait to Kasaan Inlet. And went all the way to the head of the inlet to try and fish and anchor in the same place. We did have a tiny Lingcod grab a Halibut bait but he let go when he got to the top of the water.

Day 27, 5/24: Raised the anchor chain to find a star fish had gotten one of it’s appendages caught in a chain link. Shortly after getting underway Carolyn spotted a whale, I think hearing will recover after a while. After a few pictures, we decided to use a free day and go into Thorne Bay. A small community of 500 that has a marina, café and store. We paid for the moorage and got a burger at the café. Everyone was saying hi or waving as they drive bye.