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| Double Bay, Hanson Island to Pulteney Point, Malcolm Island: 16.4 nautical miles |
I traveled a lot of miles very quickly
today, through a combination of having found a good paddling rhythm,
no wind and a favorable current. I went around the opposite side of
Malcolm Island than I had been planning. From my current on-water
perspective, it just made obvious sense to go that way. I am happy
that this trip is honing my navigational savvy.
Paddling past Cormorant Island (the
location of the Alert Bay community,) Sointula and Port McNeill I
felt like I was back in civilization.
Pulteney Point which I could see on the
horizon most of the day and around which was my destination,
surprised me by having a lighthouse. I even fooled myself by
thinking the lighthouse was a navigational marker and thus thought I
was much closer to it than I was.
My camp here is a little different (I guess they all are, really.) It is not an established camping spot
and I have my tent hidden behind a very large log because this side
of the island is exposed to the wind. There is no development around
me and I paddled far enough down the shoreline from the lighthouse
that it is out of view. The beach is comprised mostly of boulders
and has just the hint of swell, a foreshadowing of the west coast
still to come. Behind the beach, the forest rises up a steep
hillside.
Tomorrow, I head up to Beaver Cove on
Vancouver Island. My first return to that shoreline since paddling
away at Little River. However, I won't be stepping ashore on the
main island until a bit later in the trip.
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