Gwaii Haanas part 3: Bag Harbour, Ḵ’iid Xyangs Ḵ’iidaay, and Taan

By Friday morning (the 18th) the weather had calmed down nearly completely, and we spent several hours motoring out and around Sg̱aay Kun Gwaay.yaay (Burnaby Island) to set anchor for a few days in Bag Harbour (52° 20.838′ N, 131° 21.857′ W), just south of Ḵ’iid Xyangs Ḵ’iidaay (Burnaby Narrows). Technically we probably could have saved several hours if we’d timed it right to go through the Narrows at high tide, but given the narrowness and length of the narrows and the size of our boat, going around was the safer bet.

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