We had a good start this morning, casting off from Montague at 7:30 this morning, and then an uneventful motor up the west side of Galliano island. Portlier Pass was running and gave us a decent shove westward, but we were soon past that, with more motoring up. Valdez island.
With arrival at Gabriola Passage projected to be about an hour before slack, we put up our sails and tacked the last few miles into the wind and right up to the mouth of the cut. Quijote was in sight, having caught up to us from their departure point in Bedwell Harbour, and we motored through with us in the lead and Quijote astern.
Arriving at Dogfish Bay, we find the place cluttered with private mooring buoys, making it difficult to anchor out. We gave it up as a bad business and instead used a buoy from a club with which we have reciprocal privileges.
Kay and Sam dinghied to shore, soon after joined by Matt, crew member from Quijote, in their dinghy. Tired, and a little stressed, I was in my berth around 20:30.