August 10 Campbell River

We were up and away from the dock at 5:30 AM ready to "boogie". The weather was predicted to get crappy and we had decided to see how far south we could get if we just made a long day of it. The water was smooth as glass this morning and we had the tide with us all day. Chattam narrows was a cinch, Johnstone Straits stayed calm and low and behold we were within reach of Sergis Narrows two hours BEFORE the recommended "high slack". We just idled and the current carried us along at 4.5 knots for the last 90 minutes before getting into the rapids. It was great and our fuel consumption was remarkable for the hours operating.

It is 5 pm and we are exhausted but it sure feels good now that we are moored here in Campbell River with excellent power, water, showers, grocery, marine supply and, oh yes, Gary just reminded me Boston Pizza. It is his one big splurge and has not seemed to stall the weight he has been losing consistently this summer.

Not sure with our boogie today if this means we will be back in Port Angeles sooner or not...we just started to get tired and decided it was better to be closer to home style facilities.

Greetings to all,
Old Bro and his tanned old lady

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