We continue our path down Chatham Strait with the intent of rounding around the bottom of Kuiu Island. Port Malmesbury is one of the last anchorages before Cape Decision at the bottom.
The weather was a bit foggy at the beginning of the day but fortunately, we didn’t have the boat traffic we did several weeks earlier in foggy conditions in Icy Strait. As the day wore on, the visibility improved but the number of commercial fishing vessels did as well.
Under the “rules of the road”, fishing vessels in the process of fishing have the right of way so we had to occasionally alter our course to stay out of their way. Fortunately, the vessels were all trollers so we did not have nets trailing behind the boat to worry about. The vessel in the photo at right was painted a very distinctive color which I had to document.
The particular anchorage we were in is called the “Mud Hole”. Despite the name, it is a very attractive spot. The name must refer to the remarkably level bottom in which we anchored.
We were there early enough to drop the kayaks and paddle around. At one end of the bay was a stream with spawning salmon, both humpy and silver. The Nagle’s dog, Rusty, had a field day chasing after and catching the wriggling salmon. He did not eat any but simply enjoyed the chase.
Today’s mileage – 44.6
Cumulative mileage – 2208.5
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