Warm again!

We're in Hot Springs Cove today, and probably will hang around for a couple of days, and we couldn't be happier.  Yesterday's rounding of Estevan Point was every bit as rough as the guide books say it can be, foiled by southeasterly winds, evil short sharp waves, and a current setting north-northwesterly, which contrived to either push us onto the many rocks surrounding the point or to push us away from rounding it entirely, depending on which tack we were on.  It was a long day, with rain, and we were glad to drop our anchor here finally last night, but too tired to hike to the hot springs themselves.

This morning we got up before the flock of tourists arrived from Tofino and enjoyed them in relative solitude for a time... even Mandy is all warm again!  Plus we got the stove working last night, so the boat is dry and toasty.  It's a good time to sit tight for a couple of days... and with what looks like a series of fronts rolling in, even better to hunker down with hot springs close at hand.  The weather this morning was pretty nice, though; if we have a few mornings like that I will be pretty happy.

Oh, and there is an unsecured wireless hot spot here.  We will be meagre with bandwidth (no pictures!) but we should have e-mail access for a couple of days.

More updates soon!