Blunden Harbour

Bill and Mike left our anchorage this morning headed for Nakwato Rapids, a very short distance away. From there they would continue to Belize Inlet and Alison Sound. They plan to spend several days in that area exploring. Checking their Inreach, it looks like they are anchored in Alison Sound this evening. And Bill just sent me an Inreach message confirming that. I, on the other hand, departed in a different direction, a short distance in the Slingsby Channel, then down the Schooner Channel, out through the Southgate Group and into Queen Charlotte Strait. Along Schooner Channel, I detoured into Allison Harbour to check it out. There were two coves that had log booms stretched across them, so logging was/is prevalent in Allison. Then continued out into the Strait and turned into Blunden Harbour where I am anchored for the night. Out in the Strait I passed a tug and tow that were separated by a couple hundred yards. Saw at least half a dozen sea otters. They are kind of cute laying on their backs just watching the world go by. Unfortunately, they are not very photogenic, and manage to turn over and dive before I’m close enough to take their picture. Have been seeing Humpback whales every now and then also. In fact, Mike had one surface next to him while he and Bill were Kaboating around earlier. And Bald Eagles are everywhere. While Bill and Mike wanted to explore the scenery of Belize Inlet, I am looking to cross Queen Charlotte Strait in the next day or two, and explore some of the towns. We will all meet up again in a few days. So far, Blunden Harbour has been a productive crab location. I’ve already released two female Dungeness Crabs and had one legal male Dungee when I checked my trap again less than an hour later. I’ll pull it this evening and see what I end up with. Then I may spend an extra night here, before crossing over to Port Hardy. Peddled my kayak three miles around part of the large cove I’m in. Blunden Harbour is a favorite for the boats cruising to Alaska, or others, to get off Queen Charlotte Strait when the weather is bad, before or after crossing Cape Caution. It is a large open bay with plenty of room and great for anchoring at 30’ deep with mud bottom. It’s isolated from ocean and strait swells.Read more