Storm clouds moved in last night.  This morning there’s a fine mist falling as Al goes out to pick up the prawn trap.  He brings back 138 prawns.  A lot of them are just the right size for prawn cocktails, so we each enjoy a delicious cocktail before dinner.  I’m going to miss the prawns when we leave.  And, it looks like we’ll be leaving at slack tide, which will be at 1319 hrs this afternoon.

At 1300 hrs, Al pulled the anchor and we headed out to Cullen Harbour, which is just outside Booker Passage.  The wind is blowing too hard to leave for Port McNeill this afternoon, so we’ll wait until morning when the wind is supposed to be light. Al called North Island Marina to reserve space at the dock, but they were maxed out.  Hopefully, some boats will leave before we arrive there tomorrow morning.  

We discover that Cullen Harbour, in a spring tide, is not the best place to be.  Even though the wind is light, there’s an uncomfortable swell that rolled the boat back and forth all night.