Day 378 Waiting till tomorrow.

Todays forecast had been for rain and for once they got it right.  It was raining when we got up and did so for most of the day.  With that in mind, we put off the journey up to Princess Louisa Inlet till tomorrow.  No big rush.

The timing has to be just right when we reach the infamous Malibu Rapids.  They can have currents of up to 9 knots passing through them.  No an easy journey.  It's not a long pass by any imagination.  Probably only a few hundred yards by the look of them in photos we have seen but impossible to pass if you hit it at the wrong time.  Slack tide-- when there is no current--is set for 1450 tomorrow so we need to be there ready at that time.  The will require us to leave here about 0700 just incase.  We will be heading up the channel as the current is against us so that may slow us down a bit.  We'll see tomorrow as we set out.  We figure we can make at least 5 knots against the current and that should put us there by 1400.  We'll just sit and wait for the appropriate time and then go through.  What is beyond is supposed to be incredible.

Today was just a day of relaxation.  We read and planned more of our trip North.  Since we need to be back in Port Townsend by the end of July at the latest, we now figure to make it as far North as we want, we may just go straight through till we get there and then slowly make our way back South.  This way we will be in better control of our time schedule.  If we get delayed on the return, we may have to bypass some places to make sure we get to PT on time.  We have a bit more equipment to install and a car to take back to Colorado for storage.

I'm amazed that I can still connect to the internet up here in the wilds of Canada.  I can't believe that we will have them in Princess Louisa so it may be a few days before you hear from us again.  I guess we will see tomorrow--weather permitting.