Lagoon Cove Lay Day

The docks started out empty except for OceanFlyer. The biggest change was the arrival of the 5 Grand Banks that comprise the NW Explorations Mother Goose flotilla. We were looking forward to seeing our friends Bill and Cindy and meeting the rest of the flotilla participants.

A dock full of Grand Banks

Boat chores were the order of the day. Once those were behind us and the tide reached 9-feet, we launched the dinghy and explored Cracroft Inlet We had scoped this potential anchorage out 2 years ago, and wanted another look.  We saw five feet under the dinghy on a 9-foot tide as we rounded Farquharson Island and then visited two previously marked anchor spots before heading to the end of the inlet.  The charted large drying area in the SE end of the inlet was just covered as we made our way to the “end”. If you could keep going, you’d end up in Port Harvey. Alas, today’s tides were nowhere near high enough. If the lure of Lagoon Cove was not so strong we would definitely anchor in this well protected inlet.

Happy Hour at Lagoon Cove was again the highlight of the day. With more vessels at dock, the selection of yummies made it easy to concoct a dinner from the smorgasbord. Fresh prawns, hot cheese dip, spinach dip, incredible cheese and meat trays, and even peanut butter cookies for dessert. No hardships here!

We enjoyed a pleasant visit with our friends Bill and Cindy, who are leading the flotilla north to Ketchikan. We offered to take a drone photo of all the flotilla participants poised on the deck of Arctic Star, one of the Grand Banks in the flotilla. It turned out great, and hopefully will give everyone a nice memory of their visit.

the crews of the NWE flotilla pose for a “family photo”

Tomorrow we head for Blunden Harbour to position ourselves for the rounding of Cape Caution.