A vast reef stretched out half a mile from our campsite this morning. We rolled the kayaks over logs to get them the 200 metres to the sea and tried to find deep water between grass like weed and rocks to the open sea.

Strong NW winds were forecast so we hurried to cross the 10 mile Bay ahead. The wind was already quite strong and offshore and we planned to break up the crossing by stopping in the lee behind some small Islands in the way. The wind actually died off towards the end of the crossing which was great.

Once we rounded the next headland into Port Wrangel the wind kicked right up. We stayed in close out of the worst of it and crawled up the coastline until the gap was only a mile to the other side. The advantage of our slow pace was that we had plenty of time to take in the beautiful mountains, rocky pinacles and crescent beaches littered with logs. After ferry gliding across, the wind helped us for a while, then we managed to shelter from it round the next corner. After another hour we were battling a headwind again and decided to stop relatively early after just 17 miles. We’re in a beautiful location overlooking several Islands and some craggy granite mountains. All sorts of different clouds are flying by but it’s hot when the sun is out. We even had a sunbathe earlier. And made bread on a sick over the fire – filled with honey of course!

I think its due to be similar weather tomorrow but I live in hope for a South westerly!