Saturday 8/4/2012 - Montague Harbor to Nanaimo
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/newcastle/
We crossed Dodd Narrows with no incident and found a nice anchorage in Nanaimo, the second largest city in Vancouver Island. We anchored in Mark Bay, between Protection Island and Newcastle Island. You can hike on Newcastle Island and even swim. There is a pub on Protection Island called the Dingy Dock Pub where the cruisers like to hang out. We were able to hook into a wifi hot spot about a mile away so we could check the weather and send/receive emails. The weather forecast predicted strong winds for the Strait of Georgia the next morning, but they were supposed to die down in the afternoon. We decided to leave the next day around 9 am.
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| Dodd Narrows ahead. |
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| Dodd Narrows on the chart. |
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| Looking back at Dodd Narrows. |
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| Nanaimo Harbor/Marks Bay |