We left Kwatsi about 9:30 to time the rapids in Chatham Channel heading south. We are spending the night at Port Harvey Marina on East Cracroft Island. This will be our first time there - even Rod hasn't stopped before. The fog cleared around noon today. The store & the Red Shoe cafe are on a barge tied to shore. (If you bring a red shoe to the cafe, you get free dessert. One woman who came in on a sailboat said she bought a child's shoe at a thrift store in Nanaimo where they live).
After we docked, the owner brought us a menu to choose our dinner so they know what to cook: choices were hamburgers, fish & chips, salmon burger, pizza (which we're told is very good) & ribs. You write down what you want, the time for your "reservation"& your boat name. Rod & I both ordered fish & chips. As Wagoner's Guide says, "Nothing is fancy. Rustic but solid & attentatively run."
It was very windy when we came in & that continued the rest of the day. We're right by Johnstone Strait & there are gale warnings today. Our plan is to leave early tomorrow, around 8:00am, & head across & it sounds like we'll have company. There are 8 boats docked here - all came in when we did or after.
We went to dinner at the Red Shoe Cafe - very quaint, in the upstairs of the store building. There were all kinds of red shoes on the wall - will have to bring something next year to add to the decor! There were 18 people that came for dinner - probably all the boats here tonight. Dinners chosen were ribs, pizza & fish & chips. Desserts were either pineapple cheese cake or chocolate carmel croissant with vanilla ice cream & chocolate sauce - we had the later...decadent!!!
We visited for quite awhile with George Cambridge, the owner - his wife is Gail. They did all of the cooking & serving at the restaurant. We ordered 2 cinnamon rolls to be picked up at 7:30 tomorrow.
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