This was one of the narrower channels we travelled along, although I believe it was not the most narrow.
Sunshine! All hands on deck! It was the first decent patch of sunshine on the journey.
The lower deck, where we spent the day - except, of course, to head up to the upper deck and/or viewing platform behind the bridge. There is a TV camera on one of the masts, and this is fed to the monitors around the boat. The TV system also allows the crew to look into the engine rooms, we discovered later.
Another barge being towed along. As is common, the tug uses a long rope, allowing plenty of slack in case of an emergency, such as the barge starting to sink!
Heading into more narrow channels. This is the Grenville Channel, running between Pitt Island on the left, and the mainland on the right. Notice how smooth the water has become
That's the entrance - easy to miss if you didn't know it was there. I have no name for this inlet - I think we were given a name, but I don't recall what it was, and it's not clear from any maps I have.
Captain Nina and Phrater with one of the crew, discussing the entrance into the inlet.
Hmmm, sure is narrow. Is it really wide enough to let us in?
Well, yes, but we could probably have reached out and touched the trees! Not really, but the channel was no more than twice the width of the boat. We sailed in very slowly! The structure on the right is the bridge.
Further in.
Almost out of it now - the view looking back into the Grenville Channel.
Ah, pretty. The inlet opens into a small bay, complete with snow covered mountain at the end!
We entered back there - not obvious, is it!
And then we turned around, and headed back out. Time to continue along the channel towards Prince Rupert, our destination for the night.
Klemtu to Gil Island
