21 June: On the hook at Douglas Bay in Forward Harbour. We anchored in 60 feet a couple hundred yards off shore in sticky mud. Despite the early season, we made an even dozen vessels sharing the bay. The cove offers unrivaled protection from all directions and provides a strategic launch pad to the Broughtons and points north. NW winds course up Sunderland Channel from Johnstone Strait and hit the beach at Bessborough Bay and are dampened by the forest between Bessborough and Douglas Bay leaving the sheltered boats at peaceful anchor. We opted to stay aboat and forego the hike through bear country to Bessborough but listened with interest to others hiking through the forest clanging their pots and pans. The view from the cockpit was more than satisfying. Snow still caps most tall mountains in the region adding a sense of chill to the air. Sleep was uninterrupted but nature's lights did not dim until nearly 2300 hours. We awoke at 0430 the next morning and had the hook up and were on our way by 0600.