July 8 | approx 21 Nautical Miles

We awoke to steady rain in the morning. NOAA's forecast steadfastly refused to mention the rain we were seeing. Worthless, they. Eventually the rain eased and at about 1030 under heavy overcast we prepared to depart. Outside there was zero wind so we powered down the river and along the inside route past Orrs-Bailey Island.

Along the way it occured to me that I hadn't topped up the diesel tank for a while and we decided to put in at Potts Harbor to fill up the tank. We added 10 gallons to the tank and were soon on our way. As we left the Harbor and headed for Broad Sound we encountered a solid, dense bank of fog. After stalling in the mouth of the harbor while Heather fired up the chartplotter, we continued on our way.

The fog remained dense at times, with visibility of less than 0.15 nautical miles at times. But at other times it scaled back and we could see up to a mile or so. Other times it was incredibly dense right at water level, but looking up you could see the tops of the trees on the nearby islands. Heather kept a lookout on the bow for the whole trip with a fog horn in hand, and we proceded carefully back home. The route was familiar and between the occasional glances of nearby islands combined with our electronics we had an uneventful trip home, arriving back at PYC at about 1530.