Pat woke at 5:30 AM. Still dark, we quickly prepared to depart following a fishing boat out of Bamfield Inlet by 6 AM, a beautiful morning so far!
Not far to find the fog
Not bad. Not bad at all!
We only really needed the radar for an hour. The rest of the day we traded “driving” every 2.5 hours or so, and were outside of Sooke in about 10 hours. Deciding that the tides and currents were not favorable to enter and exit this challenging harbor on our schedule, we studied the guidebooks & went an extra hour to Campbell Bay, tired but glad for a protected spot.
Outside of Port Renfrew, we got a show by a humpback whale, rolling, breaching, slapping. Too far away for good pictures, we traded off using the binoculars. 2 more whales came along in the next 30 minutes, not as active but very fun!
I had given Bailey some drugs, knowing it would be a long difficult trip for him and was glad for it though sad to see him anxious still.
Bailey cowering in the corner sitting atop the space heater (not running!), wrapping up in my computer cord. Really Mom? Again!? 
In another corner finishing breakfast, too drugged to stand and eat with the rocking boat, poor thing. He slept most of the rest of the trip thankfully.
Campbell Bay, Tucked away. These rocks were well charted but poorly marked and invisible on arrival at high tide but for some faded round buoys. Arcturos is pointing to a lovely surprise , East Sooke Park.
We had never heard of Campbell Bay. There is only room for a couple boats but there is a private marina outside of a mobile home community close to where this picture is taken. After arriving, we took the dinghy to a small sand/rock beach. A trail/trails lead up to the rocky outcropping at the head of the peninsula with views across the Strait and eastward. The sun shone through the clouds over vibrant green arbutus trees, limbs hanging with Spanish moss, clinging to but thriving on their rocks. We encountered several dogs leading their owners down the trail. We had landed at East Sooke Park. Who knew! The trail apparently starts near the marina, explores the point, then wanders several miles along the West coast of the peninsula. Another wonderful spot to explore more in the future.
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