The only thing we need to get in Port McNeill is fuel, but the fog is so thick, we can’t see the fuel dock until about 1100 hrs.  The sun has come out, slowly burning the fog away, so as soon as our fuel tanks are filled, we set out across Queen Charlotte Strait, heading for Ernie’s Cove, in Fife Sound.  We’ve found that going this roundabout way up Fife Sound, then working our way to Knight Inlet,  to Chatham Channel, and down Havanah Channel, where we re-enter Johnstone Strait, we’re able to eliminate most of the ugliness that can occur in Johnstone Strait.  This way, the only time we’ll be in Johnstone Strait is the stretch of Johnstone between Havannah Channel to Sunderland Channel.  

Visibility isn’t bad, until we get off Sointula, where the fog is thick on the surface of the water.  If we were in an airplane, we’d have great visibility.  But, we’re not in an airplane, so it’s radar time.  On the radar, we see a big target to port, not very far off our bow, doing 22 knots!  On the radio, a sailboat is calling us to give us a heads up on their position in relation to us, mentioning that they are directly on the stern of a Princess Line cruise ship.  Then, I looked up in the sky and got a close look at just the upper decks of the cruise ship!  Spooky.