Thirty knot winds are forecast for this afternoon, but we’re hoping to get to Forward Harbour before the storm hits. It’s raining when we leave Port McNeill, and the wind is blowing 10-15 knots. Once again, there is no fog. Yay!

By the time we get to Johnstone Strait, the wind has picked up a bit, gusting to 20 knots. I start looking for a place we can duck into, if its gets worse.

Fortunately, the wind didn’t get any worse, and the current was going with the wind, so the seas weren’t too ugly. Our speed, however, was down to between 6 to 7 knots. It’s not our most comfortable trip down Johnstone, but we’ve had worse. As the wind starts to build we have made it to the protection of Sunderland Channel, and the seas flatten out.

I notice signs of fall. The leaves have started turning.

Our timing for arrival at Green Point Rapids is good, so we’re able to make it to Cordero Cove, just passed Green Point Rapids. After 10.5 hours of running, covering 65 hard-earned miles, we are bushed, but happy to have Johnstone Strait behind us.