Francis Bay

Francis Bay Anchorage

CANADA-WEST
1. Checking In with Customs at Poet’s Cove Marina – Bedwell Harbour, BC
2. Swinging and Singing in Montague Harbour, Canada
3. Local Knowledge is Important When Cruising Desolation Sound
4. Our First Night Out In Desolation Sound – Anchored in Grace Harbour
5. Fueling and Provisioning at Refuge Cove – Desolation Sound
6. Tenedos Bay Anchorage – Desolation Sound
7. Hiking to Unwin Lake For A Refreshing Swim
8. “What Day Is It?” – Tenedos Bay Anchorage
9. Cruising To Prideaux Haven
10. Anchorage in Laura Cove For the Civic Holiday – Another Hike To Unwin Lake
11. Lots Of Rocks In Laura Cove
12. Cruising Homfray Channel to Walsh Cove, British Columbia
13. Something Special About Toba Wildernest
14. Negotiating Rapids At Hole In The Wall – Octopus Islands Marine Park, Desolation Sound
15. Swimmingly Warm in Pendrell Sound – Desolation Sound, British Columbia
16. Fighting Rapids at Squirrel Cove – Desolation Sound, British Columbia
17. Wrapping Up Our Desolation Sound Cruise in Beautiful Roscoe Bay
18. Seeking Crystal Clear Water of Black Lake
19. Jervis Inlet to Malibu Rapids
20. Transiting Malibu Rapids to Gain Access to Princess Louisa Inlet and Chatterbox Falls
21. Princess Louisa Inlet Provincial Marine Park – The Inner Sanctum
22. Chatterbox Falls… Hear it Roar!
23. Walking and Exploring Around Chatterbox Falls
24. Better Vantage Point of the Falls from Princess Louisa Inlet
25. Dinghy Ride to Malibu Club for Ice Cream
26. Last Night Docking – Chatterbox Falls
27. Leaving Chatterbox Falls, Princess Louisa Inlet and Jervis Inlet Behind
28. The Storm in Malaspina Straight
29. Into the Light… Jedediah Island
30. At Anchor in Departure Bay for One Night
31. Bear Sighting in Downtown Chemainus, Vancouver Island, Canada
32. Cruising to Victoria, British Columbia
33. Coast Victoria Harbourside Hotel Marina
34. Mexican Night Onboard Moondragon
35. Easy Access to Downtown Victoria BC
36. First Nation Woodcarver, Nelson
37. Parliament Tour – Victoria, British Columbia
38. Fishermans Wharf Victoria BC, Canada
39. Southern Vancouver Island Loop
40. Walking Victoria’s Inner Harbour – British Columbia
41. Pink Dinghy at Coast Hotel and Marina
42. Goodbye Victoria – Parting Shots
43. Madrona Bay Anchorage – Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
44. Ganges Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
45. Cowichan Bay – Vancouver Island, B.C.
46. Princess Cove Anchorage – Wallace Island
47. Hike to Conover Cove – Wallace Island, BC
48. Ladysmith – Vancouver Island, British Columbia
49. Pirates Cove, De Courcy Island – Gulf Islands
50. Burgee Exchange – Nanaimo Yacht Club, BC
51. Newcastle Island Marine Park Anchorage Across from Nanaimo, BC
52. Lasqueti Island – Life Off the Grid
53. Jervis Inlet – Deepest Fjord in BC
54. Princess Louisa Inlet Took Our Breaths Away!
55. World Famous Chatterbox Falls
56. People We Met at Chatterbox Falls
57. Stopping at Powell River to Provision
58. Grace Harbour – First Anchorage in Desolation Sound 2016
59. Refuge Cove – A Hub of Activity and Social Gathering Spot in Desolation Sound
60. Laura Cove – Rocky, Scenic and Popular
61. First Time in Campbell River, BC
62. Toba Wildernest – Experience the Magic!
63. Anchoring in Von Donop Inlet – Ha’thayim Marine Provincial Park
64. Transiting Rapids at Hole in the Wall – Octopus Islands Marine Park
65. Owen Bay Anchor – Discovery Islands, British Columbia
66. Grizzly Encounter at Brem Bay – BC, Canada
67. Provisioning at Heriot Bay on Quadra Island
68. Tenedos Bay to Anchor for Hike to Unwin Lake
69. This is What We Came For – Pendrell Sound – Desolation Sound, British Columbia
70. Roscoe Bay Anchor–Hike to Black Lake for a Refreshing Swim
71. Pointing Kismet’s Bow North – Time to Explore the Broughton Islands and Mainland inlets
72. Seeking Protection in Forward Harbour
73. Still and Quiet Beauty of Kwatsi Bay Anchorage
74. A Warm Welcome Awaits – Kwatsi Bay Marina – Broughton Islands, BC
75. Laura Bay is a Popular Anchorage in the Broughton Islands
76. Slow Dancing Our Way Through the Broughton Islands – Turnbull Cove, B.C.
77. Sullivan Bay Marina, A Floating Community – Broughton Islands, BC
78. Goat Island is in the Village Group of Islands – Broughton Islands, BC
79. Port McNeill for Provisioning – Vancouver Island, BC
80. Alert Bay – An Aboriginal Cultural Destination – Broughton Islands, BC
81. Settling Into Waddington Bay for the Night – Broughton Islands, BC Canada
82. Dreaming and Conspiring at Joe Cove – Eden Island, Broughton Islands, BC
83. Cruising to Cover More Territory – Broughton Islands, BC Canada
84. Can’t Get Enough of These Floating Marinas – Return Visit Kwatsi Bay Marina, Broughton Islands, BC Canada
85. Peace and Quiet in Simoon Sound – Broughton Islands, Canada
86. Lunch Stop – Burdwood Group – Broughton Islands, BC
87. Shoal Harbour, A Great Hidey-Hole for Bad Weather
88. Pierre’s Echo Bay – A Distinct Nordic Jewel in the Broughton Islands
89. Visiting Billy Proctor – A Living Legend in the Broughton Islands
90. Famous Pig Roast at Pierre’s Echo Bay Lodge & Marina
91. Lagoon Cove Marina – Last Stop On Our Broughton Island Adventure
92. The Long Goodbye!
93. After Eight Days We Launched Kismet – Anacortes, Washington
94. Wallace Island’s Conover Cove – A Hub of Activity
95. Saysutshun Newcastle Island Marine Park – A Short Hop Across from Nanaimo
96. Hornby Island Has the Biggest Beach We’ve Seen in the Islands
97. Lund for a Fuel Stop!
98. Squirrel Cove Is On Cortez Island
99. Squirrel Cove Dock – Just for a visit!
100. Not Much Activity at Roscoe Bay–Desolation Sound
101. Surprise at Pendrell Sound
102. Beautiful Toba Wildernest Sits at the Mouth of Toba Inlet
103. Francis Bay Anchorage
104. Return to Shoal Bay, Thurlow Island, Discovery Islands, British Columbia
105. Staging at Forward Harbour

Francis Bay

Francis Bay was our stop for one night.

After leaving Toba Wilderness, Francis Bay was our stop for one night. The dockmaster at Toba had suggested it as a great anchorage to spend the night before heading through the Discovery Islands and onto Shoal Bay, our next day’s destination.

When we set the anchor in Francis Bay, there was only one other boat there. Later in the afternoon, we watched the sunlight play across the mountains as the day progressed. A few more boats showed up.

Just before we cooked dinner on the grill, the bay filled up with lion’s mane jellyfish gliding by our boat as the tide swirled out of the bay. Lion’s mane jellyfish are huge orange blobs that really stand out in the water. They are extremely poisonous, but beautiful to watch float by on a calm day. They were back to greet us the next morning as well. The only other time we’ve seen jellyfish on this trip was at Pendrell Harbour in Desolation Sound. The morning we pulled anchor, smaller white jellyfish surrounded us; there were hundreds of them swimming their way around our boat.

To end our stay, we enjoyed a clear night sky and a stunning Strawberry Moon over the bay, and a wavy moon river illuminating the anchorage.

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Francis Bay

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