Early bird gets the worm.  So, by 0645 hrs, we’re underway to Boat Inlet, in Reid Passage.  I was afraid there might be fog this morning, since the sun finally made its appearance yesterday afternoon, bringing the temperature up to 78⁰F.  But, there’s no fog this morning, and no wind.  We have perfectly flat seas and great visibility all the way to Boat Inlet. 

The entrance to Boat Inlet is extremely shallow.  At zero tide there are places in the entrance where the depth is only 2 feet.  Since there’s a spring tide today, and right now it’s close to low tide, we’ve chosen to anchor in Oliver Cove, just across the channel, and wait for high tide when there will be ample water under us for entering Boat Inlet.

At 1300 hrs, we pulled the anchor and headed for Boat Inlet.  It was high tide, so the least depth we saw was 13 feet.  No problem.  Once again we have the whole anchorage to ourselves.

We have lots of hot water as a result of running the engines for 3 hours, and it would be a shame to let all that hot water go to waste, so we decide to take  showers.  What luxury.  Al was beginning to look like a hippie, so I cut his hair for him.  He said he wanted it short, and I aim to please.  He says it feels great.  Thankfully, we probably won’t be seeing anyone we know for the next couple of months.