Wet and Bumpy Ride to Powell River

Conditions on the way to Powell River were not scary, just very bumpy and unpleasant.

We had strong, guess you could almost say instinctual, reservations about leaving Lund, for Powell River, the next day. It was rainy and quite windy, so we waited a bit to see how the rain and wind conditions would develop. Our intent was to cruise to Hardy Island to anchor out for the night. From the protection of the marina in Lund, we noticed several boats heading south. So we decided to give it a try ourselves, thinking we could always turn back if it was undoable. At first, conditions were acceptable. But, as this scenario often seems to go, it quickly deteriorated and within a short five miles, we were starting to look for an exit strategy. Lisa hasn’t had to deal with seasickness in quite a while, but on this day it really took her down. The conditions were not scary, just very bumpy and unpleasant.

We toughed it out for another 12 miles and decided we wouldn’t make it to Hardy Island comfortably and adjusted our sites on something closer; lucky for us the marina in Powell River had a spot for us to raft off of another boat. This was the first real foul weather we had encountered since arriving in the PNW this year.

It seemed to rain steadily during our 24-hour stay in Powell River but, in between downpours, we did get off the boat and walked into town. We were pleasantly welcomed by Powell River’s Annual Blackberry Festival, in full swing up the hill on the main street in town, just a few blocks from the marina. Unfortunately, for the residents of Powell River and visitors to the festival, the evening fireworks were called off – you guessed it, due to more rain.

During our stroll through the festival, stopping in a few stores along the way to duck out of the rain, we happened upon these spice packs, we liked the name on the label – Guess it really was “Kismet.”