From Pilot Cove, we traveled through Dodd Narrows. Dodd Narrows is very narrow and has dangerously strong currents. It is important to time your passage for slack current. Of course, that's what everyone else is doing too. This results in a line up of boats at either end of Dodd Narrows. We got in line this morning and it was very interesting to travel through in a convoy, everyone wanting to make sure they got through before the current resumed.
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| Lining up in single file to enter Dodd Narrows |
We arrived at Ganges this afternoon and at the marina where we had made a reservation, we proceeded to the assigned slip. In congested and close quarters, Rob managed to put the boat in the right spot but it was not easy and we did not fit. In fact, the back of the boat hung out of the slip and the bow, if it had not quickly been tied down, would have bashed into a piling. With the boat tied up and spilling out of its slip, we talked to the fellow in charge. On hearing and seeing our problem, he informed us that the actual length of our boat was greater than 47 feet (i.e. and not the 45 feet we had inidcated in making the reservation); therefore, our dilemma was own fault. It was a ridiculous conversation. It's like someone telling you that there is a third storey on your two storey house of which you were previously unaware. Boat owners always know the exact length of their boat. Long story made shorter: we moved to a sixty foot slip. This move, in a brisk wind, was also tricky. The only thing worse than docking in a crowded marina is having to do it twice. I helped by standing on the bow and yelling to Rob “Whoooooa, our dinghy (side tied for this maneuver) is going to clip that sailboat….phew, you’re ok now”.
With the boat nicely docked, we had a walk in town and a good dinner at a very nice restaurant. Tomorrow we will meet friends for lunch and then we are making the last leg of our journey, to Sidney, B.C.
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