Plentiful, safe anchorage is to be had in Echo Bay and ashore there are hiking trails and beachcombing. Nanaimo via Bedwell Harbor at South Pender Island to check into Customs. The day's cruise takes you through the Canadian Gulf Islands to Nanaimo. Nanaimo is replete with marine services and yacht provisioning as well as fine restaurants. With an eye to the weather, you are off to an early departure across the Straits of Georgia to Egmont.
Moorage is available at the government float or the marina.
Take a hike to nearby Sechelt rapids where the current can run 14 knots. Chart a course for a journey up Jervis Inlet to Chatterbox Falls. This cruise is one reason why the Pacific Northwest is irresistible. The 120-foot waterfall against the granite peaks is a photographers delight. The adventuresome head to shore for a bracing dip in one of the pools under the falls.