July 15, 2017 The Flower Pot Anchorage, Henvey Inlet

fullsizeoutput_20c4Headed out Byng Inlet, going by Clark Island.

 

fullsizeoutput_20c1Cool rock formations.

 

DSCN2190Going into Cunningham Channel.

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Hey are we in Florida? There’s an alligator on the rock.

fullsizeoutput_20c2The Guidebook forewarned us of “Lola.”  Love the cottager’s sense of humor.

fullsizeoutput_20c9Camping on a rock?  No thank you….

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But going off a main channel into semi uncharted seas with unnamed islands, no problem!

 

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Entering Roger’s Gut Channel, no room for error.

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Looking behind you can see how narrow the passage is, with underwater rock ledges.

fullsizeoutput_20c8A vein of quartz in the granite.

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Love this navigation, head straight for the rock, make a bat turn to the starboard, then two more to get to the other red behind the other rocks.

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Rock walls for potential tie ups.

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Boat tied to a rock face! There were old iron rings drilled into the rocks left over from logging days. I guess you just need good fenders.

fullsizeoutput_20cafullsizeoutput_20cbCool rock face docking!

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The folks on this boat (we met them in Wright’s Marina) told us about several off the chart anchorages, including this one.

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Anchored in “The Flower Pot” cove in Henvey Inlet Indian Reservation.

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I found some flowers in the flower pot cove via paddle board.

fullsizeoutput_20d4A rainless rainbow later in the evening.

 

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Where we are in the world.

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And meanwhile, a butterfly flaps its wings in Africa….

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So two weeks ago a mourning cloak caterpillar stowed away on our boat (via the docking lines I suppose) and promptly formed a chrysalis.  It emerged late at night on the 15th.  I tried to get it to drink some sugar water before letting it go.  Silly me, you can lead a horse to water…. Anyway, happy ending, it flew to the nearby island.

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