5/17/2024 We decided to move from Port McNeill at the North end of Vancouver Island over to Allison Harbour in order to stage for an early morning run on 5/18 around Cape Caution. This looked like our best option for weather windows to around this section that is open to the Pacific Ocean.
Port McNeill was our last stop before leaving Vancouver Island. The town offers all sorts of services a boater might want, chandlery, groceries, laundry, and fuel. We spent two nights at the North Island Marina, which offers unique in-berth fueling. It was pouring rain while we were fueling so I didn’t take any photos.
We did explore town a little bit….
5/17/2024 We left Port McNeill around noon along with a string of other boats heading north. After a very uncomfortable 5 hours we arrived in Allison Harbour. The seas were mostly on the nose so the rides was very bumpy but not too rolly.
We found five other boats there doing the same staging game we planned. We enjoyed a very calm night which allowed for some much needed sleep.
5/18/2024 We left Allison Harbour at 5:30am, along with the five other boats for the eight hour trip to Pruth Bay. Weather predictions called for calming winds around Cape Caution, so off we went. The seas were uncomfortable, but not frightening, I am quite the chicken when it comes to rough seas, but I survived with no seasickness, just a good headache.
5/18/2024 Pruth Bay, Calvert Island is at the head of the long, very straight Kwakshua Channel. It has a nice flat bottom with 40 to 50 foot depths and ample room for anchoring. We were there on a very calm day so it was a comfortable anchorage.
The Hakai Beach Institute now occupies what used to be a luxury fly-in fishing resort.
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