Our actual travel time was quite short today as we began our exploration of Desolation Sound, so we enjoyed a leisurely morning. It was low tide and the shoreline looked markedly different from last night’s high tide. It was quite clear that oysters flourish among the rocky shorelines here. We weighed our anchors and got underway around 10 am under cloudy, but slowly clearing skies. Captain Bill decided to take us on a meandering route, traveling up Lewis Channel to Teakerne Arm with its beautiful Cassel Cascade waterfall at one end. The boats were able to nose up quite close to the falls while still being in very deep water; it makes for a great photo op! Then we edged along West Redonda Island, past Refuge Cove and across to wend our way between Morgan and Melville Islands on our way to Prideaux Haven, today’s destination.
Prideaux Haven is a well-protected and beautiful anchorage made up of several coves, and is part of the Desolation Sound Provincial Marine Park. Several of the boats anchored in lovely Melanie Cove and other in the outer coves. The clearing skies opened up the spectacular view out the coves to the soaring jagged mountains, including the distinctive pointed peak of Mt. Denman. Dinghies and kayaks were launched for explorations and a few rugged individuals opted for a hike with naturalist Emmelina. Around 5 pm, we all gathered aboard Deception for another little soiree, enjoying the late afternoon sunshine, good food and good company. At twilight, people returned to their boats and a peaceful starlit evening in the heart of Desolation Sound.
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