We got off to an early start at 8 AM hoping to arrive in James Bay early enough to enjoy an afternoon of exploring the park land around the bay. It was another gentle day of motoring. We rounded Pilkey Point at the NE end of Thetis Island then headed south along the Trincomali Channel with Reid and Hall islands to our port and Secretary and Wallace islands to our starboard. Along the way we got a good look at Porlier Pass with the lighthouse on the south side and the channel markers. We then passed Saltspring Island on our starboard and made a direct course to James Bay.
James Bay was all that we hoped it would be: easy entry, good holding ground, and surrounded by dense woodland. We dropped anchor half way down the southern shore in 16 meters of water and I put out all of the chain that I had available: 33 meters from the roller.
We had lunch then launched the Zodiac and went ashore for a great walk along a well-defined path through some heavy woodland. Some climbing was involved and we got spectacular views of the bay and it surrounds. While ashore we met Don and Heather, who were visiting with their boat Buenaventura1, a Hans Christian 33 out of Victoria, B.C. After dinner we visited them with a bottle of Australian Shiraz.
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