Summers Harbor on Booth Island

Two and a half days out of Cambridge Bay and we sit snuggly in Summers Harbor on Booth Island.  We saw two small depressions forming down the road and decided to tuck in here and let them blow over us.  The top winds forecast were for 30 kts but that was out of the west and the sea state would have been sharp & steep (and if you’ve been following these blogs thank you!) you’ll know that we already have had our fill of sharp & steep in The Cabot Straights way back when. Probably more of it ahead but no point in beating up the boat or the crew. 

Summers Harbour is a perfectly horseshoe-shaped anchorage which protects us from all sides but is fairly flat and as is typical for this latitude, is extremely barren of just about anything but rock and dirt… Oh for a tall, green, tree!!  So, all’s well, we’re now 150 miles from the “Official Unofficially End of The Northwest Passage” which sits at the 130^th meridian.  If & when we cross that magical line I guarantee you you’ll hear the celebration from where you sit!!!  I’m trying to not project ahead as I’m a firm believer in jinxing things but suffice it to say that ever since we left Cambridge Bay the excitement of just what we may have accomplished has been welling up inside of me as I’m sure with the rest of the crew!