Waddington Bay, Bonwick Island
Being at a marina is nice. You have access to water, electricity, showers, laundry, sometimes a grocery store, restaurant, internet/wireless, cell phone, etc. They are all those things you take for granted when living in a house or an apartment. It is easy to get accustom to having them. Mind you we enjoy our time at marinas and the people we meet but it is also relaxing to be at anchor. To see the eagles soar over the trees, to look at the stars at night without all of the background light, to just float and turn with the wind and the tide.
After doing a little provisioning (Bounty bars, eggs, fresh vegetables, bananas, bagels, etc) and cleaning the dingy, we left Pierre's, and motored south to Bonwick Island. At the north end of the island is a small bay called Waddington Bay. I am not sure who Waddington was. It seems to me that the oldest form of grafitti is the naming of places by either the indigenous peoples or by the explorers. Simple examples are Seattle, Vancouver, Juan de Fuca. I guess that Waddington was some explorer or a member of a party of explorers and they named this bay for him (or her?).
Anyway, it is a small bay and we are joined by 9 other boats. The winds are strong in Queen Charlotte Straits so we have some wind in the bay but not bad. We sail a bit when we are at anchor but there is plenty of room. Even though it is a little windy, the sun is shining and we have the panels around the bimini so it is nice and comfortable for reading and napping.
I suspect we will stay here tomorrow as well and do a few chores. We plan to meet some friends who are flying up on Friday at Pierre's.
No worries
SV Windarra
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Could Waddington Bay have been named after Alfred Penderell Waddington? He was a representative of the Victoria District in the House of Assembly of the colony of Vancouver Island from 1860 to 1861. He was also the first colonial Superintendent of Education from 1865 to 1867 (and an advocate of free public education). This and more I learned from my friend, Professor Wikipedia
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