Sunday, August 17, 2025
Today we are scheduled to transit down to Secret Cove and Abells had reservations at John Henry in Garden Bay (Pender Harbour) – about 6 hour runs for both of us. John originally planned for us to leave around 10:30 so we could catch slack tide at Malaspina Strait which can be wicked under poor conditions. Upon looking at the weather this morning, he decided not to wait after all as the wind was already whipped up at 8:30AM. We all departed and headed for our respective destinations. The conditions just got worse and we found ourselves with indeed wicked conditions with big rollers stacking up against the wind, making it a very rough ride. The only redeeming part of the journey were the humpback whales! They were everywhere. First a giant one in the distance hurled himself out of the water and put on quite the show with breeching, rolling, fin slapping, super fun to watch. A little while later we ran into a group of 4 humpbacks hunting right in front of us, and we had to cut the engines and glide by as they made their way past our bow. Whales are such a thrill, it is always so special. I didn’t try to take pictures because we were rocking so much, I could barely stand still anyway, so I just watched and enjoyed. We made it to Secret Cove around 3PM and effortlessly slid onto the dock for the night and now await our dinner reservation at La Bettolina – the Italian Restaurant right here on the dock next to us! Very excited to be served and not cooking! We’ve signed up for the 5 course tasting menu so it should be a great evening.
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