We're in James Bay tonight. It's on Prevost Island. I chose this particular Bay because it has a lovely hike. There was some discussion about whether this anchorage would be advisable. Chuck pointed out that it's open to the northwest, the exact direction that most of the wind is coming from with a northwest wind dominating the Strait of Georgia forecasts.
He had visions of large waves rolling in with the wind, bouncing the boat around while we're trying to sleep. Very smart of him to consider the direction of the wind relative to the entrance of the bay. I pointed out that while it's true the wind in the Strait of Georgia is blowing from the northwest, James Bay is situated closer to Haro Strait, which is dominated by wind blowing down the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The wind flows down that strait, rotates around Victoria, and flows northward up Haro Strait. We watched the wind direction evolve over time on one of my weather apps and saw that the forecast was for the wind to remain from the southwest at James Bay for the duration of our stay.
So here we are. We anchored, jumped in the dinghy and rowed to shore for a thoroughly enjoyable hike. It starts through an old fruit orchard, goes around the head of the bay, and follows a peninsula to its end, where there's a navigational aid. One might call it a lighthouse, but it can't be occupied and so doesn't deserve the term house of any kind.
Leftover rigatoni Bolognese for dinner tonight. Most dinners have left overs with just two of us. That said, we did eat up all of last night's sloppy joes. They were really good, thanks to Chuck's culinary prowess. He mixed bbq sauce into the sloppy Joe sauce and added garlic paste to spice things up a bit, then toasted the buns perfectly. 😋
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