Kayaking at Higgins Passage
November 5th (Tuesday) There was a gale forecasted for Thursday, and yesterday we had found an area within Higgins Passage that we would be able to stern tie and hopefully be out of the worst of the wind. So, in the morning we pulled up anchor and moved about one nautical mile, and re-anchored and stern tied ashore. We were hopeful that this would be a good area for us to be in for the forecasted winds. It was a beautiful morning. It was clear blue sky, and as the sun came up it made the fog retreat. After doing some little chores on board after moving our anchor spot, we headed out kayaking. It had been a while since we had been out kayaking, and it was nice to be paddling again. The visibility in the water was perfect, and we could see the bottom even in quite deep water. We were seeing Kelp crabs, Rock crabs, Dungeness crabs, Sea Slugs, Starfish, and many other creatures. We saw a mink swim ashore ahead of us. Then as we watched the rocky shore we saw that the...