Hope Island and Beyond

Hope Island and Beyond

What a way to start!  It was a fantastic sail out to Hope Island that first day.  The wind hovered around 25 knots and the waves were tame.  By the time we got there Greg, Nancy, Noah and Sarah were waiting for us on their boat Windsperation.  In case you don’t know them, this is Harley’s brother and family.  We always have an awesome time when we are with them and this was no exception.  We swam and ate and totally blissed out together on laughter. 

Too bad they couldn’t come with us but they all have jobs so we had to say our goodbyes on Sunday.  It’s also unfortunate that I have no pictures to share of them as my camera decided to give me grief.   I did, thankfully, get it working again.  Better late than never I suppose.

After a very rocky night at anchor we headed out at 0400 Monday morning.  It’s a long 90-nautical-mile trip from Hope to Killarney.  The conditions were favourable for most of the day.  As expected, the wind died for a couple of hours but it picked up again and when it did it was fabulous!  As good as it gets!!  It took us 14 ½ hours.  Not bad.

We love this area and the North Channel but this time we are just passing through.   Next week we check into the States at Drummond Island.  But more about that…. next time….