Heading south from Prince Rupert, we decided to get some miles behind our keel and spend a couple long days heading southward. Our first night stop was at Lowe Inlet, which is a beautiful little spot with ample anchorage for many boats, and a nice waterfall at one end. After calculating room needed for swinging, and adjusting our rode (anchor line) carefully to what we considered a safe minimum, we thought we were set well for the night.

An hour or so later, some commercial fishing boats came in and anchored between us and the boat we were closest to, creating a situation that was uncomfortably tight. We mentioned to them that we were concerned we might swing into each other in the night, and the curt response was "maybe you need to shorten your rode, then!". The gruff older fisherman then proceeded below where he couldn't hear my response. We ended up not having a problem, but it left a bad taste.

We took the whaler and explored the current in the waterfall. Brian set the crab pot in an area that looked pretty likely to be good, and the next morning later we had a dozen crabs!

The next day we passed Butedale, another decaying cannery which is slowly going back to seed. Although the place looked entirely dilapidated and uninhabitable, a couple enterprising souls are trying to turn it into a marine resort where you can stay overnight and get fresh water. We saw some lights on, which are apparently powered by a homemade turbine in the waterfall next door. Although I applaud the efforts of these brave souls, we decided to continue southward to Bottleneck Cove, which is a very nice little spot that is extremely protected from winds. We spent the night without wind in our own private cocoon.

The next morning we decided to give Shadow a bath before heading south to the Bella Bella / Shearwater area. Shadow was well behaved for the bath but wasn't amused as I tried to take her picture wrapped in a towel.

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