Generally a pretty uneventful paddle today. Made the crossing to Hunter island without any trouble, and made good progress except for a bit before Hunter Passage when we ran into contrary winds.
Tides were high, and we had a bit of trouble finding a campsite. We hoped to camp at a known site a few miles South of Bella Bella but could only find beach sites, with too much salal for a forest site. Found two small islets in Hunter Channel, however, one with a navigational signal, which had good, flat sites for tents, albeit with a bit of a climb to the flat spots. The issue with the campsite was a very difficult landing and launching spot on a pitched rock on the South side of the islet. Hard to load and unload.
Nevertheless, a very successful stop; we shared the island with a mink and when launching the next morning had an up close and personal view of many urchins exposed by the dropping tide. Plus, we had cell reception from Bella Bella and I was able to call home!
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