We finally have a day with sun again. Ever since we left the Octopus Islands it has been pretty damp and we were starting to wonder if maybe it's just wetter north of Johnstone Strait.
We made the trip from Cutter Cove to Kwatsi Bay today. Cutter Cove, which the guidebook says is "ALIVE with crab," is. But not the kind you can keep. We caught eight or so female crabs and a couple of small males. So we're still fishless and crabless. I guess I should have bought a catching license instead of a fishing license.
Kwatsi Bay is very pretty. It's like being anchored in Yosemite Valley with high granite cliffs all around. The only bad thing is the sun disappears behind the mountains at 7:30. Maybe we'll be able to sleep in tomorrow though, without having the sun come through the portholes at four in the morning.
Kwatsi Bay is also very deep. We dropped the anchor 250' from shore in 65' of water and let out about 200' of chain. We ended up about 80' from shore in 40' of water. That's about the best we could do, as it's over 150' deep in the middle of the bay. It's very secure though. Because of the high mountains all around there's no wind whatsoever in the bay. We'll probably stay here two nights so we can explore a little more.
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