August 9, 2005 Lawson Harbor to Larsen Harbor Day 162
I almost fell off overboard while peeing off the stern in the black of night. I jumpd when a sudden splash and flash of light erupted in the water below me. It was a surprised seal, and I could clearly see it swimming underwater in a brilliant cloud of phosphorescence. We slept in this morning, napping, while listening to the lonely fog horns of the big ships in the channel. It remained completely socked in until noon. It was good to wait for a better tide anyways. The wind came up in the afternoon and gave us high-adrenaline beam seas on our way to Larsen Harbor. Larsen Harbor is an awesome place that we had all to ourselves. It is sea-swept and perched on the edge of the Hecate Strait. Tomorrow we make the jump to the Queen Charlotte Islands, 60 nautical miles away.
