Brown's Bay is nice as any anchorage, super convenient and half the price of other marinas. Our original plan was to stay a week but we ended up staying almost 3.
On the 17th, the guys took the rental car to Victoria to put David on the Coho back to Port Angeles. They enjoyed lunch at the Flying Otter Grill. Dave returned to the marina with the car, which turned out to be super handy during their stay.
Our slip looks directly out on the Inside Passage where we could watch cruise ships and the Alaska ferry go by. We saw an occasional Orca and Humpback along with lots of seals and eagles.
We had a nice restaurant right next door:
The rental car let us explore Campbell River and Quadra Island. We found a totally legal pizza on the island that we ended visiting multiple times.
We stayed at the Gowlland Harbour Resort. We made sure they had the prime rib on the menu and it was fabulous. On our way back we had couple’s massage at the Thai place Melissa discovered.
The current really rips through the marina being so close to Seymour Narrows (one of the most turbulent set of rapids in North America). A 60' Nordhavn narrowly missed our pier leaving the fuel dock making Dave double check the current tables before leaving. Our departure on August 4 was uneventful.