Swartz Bay to Porlier Pass to Tillicum Bridge

Just got back from a three (and a half) day, at least 180km (need to check though as I used straight lines to plot course from memory in Google Earth), hopscotch around the more northern Gulf Islands. I'd hoped to make a loop around Gabriola but had to shorten up the trip because of wicked (by my standards) Nor'westerlies coming down from Nanaimo.

Swartz Bay to Porlier Pass to Tillicum Bridge.

Day one - Left Swartz Bay at 2000hrs, arrive Vesuvius Bay 0200hrs.
Day two - Left Vesuvius Bay 1100hrs. arrive Wallace Island 1430hrs. (made lunch, relaxed two hours)- left Wallace Island 1630hrs. played in Porlier pass, grounded due to rough weather at Refuge Cove for one hour, arrive Montague Harbour 2000hrs.
Day three - Left Montague Harbour 0800hrs. arrive Portland Island 1300hrs. left Portland Island 1800hrs. arrive McNeil Bay 2300hrs.
Day four - left McNeil Bay 0600hrs. arrive Tillicum 1000hrs.
Total trip time - 58 hours.

*Note - Times are very approximate as I was pushing hard and only keeping the most rudimentary notes on weather and current. I've also included weather archive links for the individual days. Click on the paddling day.

Did a quick calculation and speed averaged was 3.7 knots over entire trip.

...more to come

Time on water - 26 hours

Route followed below.