Summer 2008 - FRI 7/18 - SUN 7/27 (Scty)
Pictures from this part of the trip
July 18th
ChatterBox Falls to Hardy Island
It was very hard to depart the majestic beauty that is the Jevis inlet, But we had to continue on our voyage.
Thanks to some good thinking from the crew of WindDancer, we planned our departure from a quiet moorage closer to the rapids. As with our timed entry a few days prior, we now had to plan our departure for HIGH tide.
The winds were right on the bows for the 6.5 hours to Hardy Island. It was very crowded and we were not impressed. Sometime during the day, we lost an oar from “Boo”. Despite all of us searching, we could not find the oar. Ah well, we will manage.
July 19th
Hardy Island to LundOur plan was to make the “all day” run to Tenados Bay in Desolation Sound. It was a windless motor until we got to Lund. The plan was make a quick stop and fill up on beer and other supplies. CB and Tawn wanted to get a picture of the sign at the beginning of hwy 101. This was cool because the “other end” of hwy 101 is in Chili. CB and Tawn want to retire in Chili. Very cool!
CB and Tawn loaded up on $45 beer and decided to get out of dodge and keep going to Tenados Bay.
Ghost and her crew was secured to the floating breakwater next to WindDancer, and decided to spend the night. It wasn’t a bad night.
Lund was nice. The breakwater was a bit rocky rollie with all the water taxi’s zipping by, but it was a nice night anyway.
July 20th
Lund to Tenados Bay
We were up early and headed up Thulen Passage behind the Copland Islands. It was a short run to Tenados Bay.
We stern tied to a ring at the waterline. Palarran was close but in another bay. WindDancer stern tied to the same ring as Ghost. We were not as protected as I would have liked, but it was nice. It was time to slow down and stop the long day runs.
We decided to build a fire on shore and enjoy the night.
July 21st
Tenados Bay
Nothing but relaxing.
We went swimming in the fresh water lake that spills into the bay. It was so warm and clear. It was like taking a bath.
The kids were in the water all day. We had planned on sleeping on deck. It was cold, but we got it done.
Nice sunset that night, too!
July 22nd
Tenados Bay to Predoux Haven
We pulled up the anchor and on the chain was a 8” long squid! I plopped it into a bucket and the kids had fun watching it squirt it’s dye.
We slowly made our way to Roscoe Bay. We couldn’t get in there, so we headed over to Predoux Haven. If we thought things were crowded before, the were about to get a lot more crowded.
We found a perfect little corner and tied the stern to a tree. Time for some dingy exploring!
We had sooo much fun looking around all the inlets. Ellie found a perfect place to go swimming tomorrow.
We had Pizza on Ghost.
July 23rd
Predoux Haven
After exploring with “Boo” the day before, we had a plan. We would load up the dingy and head to our sunny spot for a day of swimming and exploring. Mom and Ellie took the kayak and Zak and I took ”Boo” to the spot we found the day before in Pyramid Cove. Very cool.
July 24th
Predoux Haven to Squirrel Cove
We had to get some provisions for the boat. So it was a nice motor to Refuge Cove. We could not get a spot at the dock, so we set the hook on a rock in 30’ of water. Ang caught up on the internet and watched Ghost, while Ellie and I ran into town to get a few things. An hour later, we were on our way to Squirrel Cove. It was very cool. We set the hook and took off exploring!
As usual we explored the bay and found the tidal lagoon. We could not pass yet, but at high tide we would try again.
The lagoon was so quiet and filled with sea creatures. We sat in the dingy and listened to all the sounds of nature. It was very cool to here nature so close.
The rapids were running fast when we decided to pass through again, but it was fun.
July 25th
Squirrel Cove
We had a busy day planned. First we wanted to hike to Von Don Up Inlet.
After we got back to the boat, we decided to eat lunch and then head to the Squirrel Cove store.
While we were at the store, we saw Palarran coming in.
We had a fire on the little island in the bay and relaxed as the rain started.
July 26th
Squirrel Cove to Von Don Up Inlet
Today we were going to round the north end of Cortez Island. We were on our way to Von Don Up Inlet.
About 3 hours after departing Squirrel Cove, we slowly passed the rock the can block the inlet to Von Don Up inlet.
We rafted up to WindDancer and the party started.
Cynthia strongly recommended that we visit this wonderful inlet. I am glad we did. It was nice and quiet and the kids could do some exploring on there own.
We had planned on spending Angela’s birthday in the Octopus Islands. From what Cynthia recommended, it looked like we made a good decision.
July 27th
Von Dun Up Inlet
It was a nice quiet night.
Today is Angela’s 33rd birthday. Happy Birthday honey!
Palarran showed up and we all decided to explore the saltwater lagoon. We zipped through the rapids and entered a huge tidal lagoon. It is bigger than the one at Squirrel Cove, but the wildlife wasn’t as good. It was fun running the rapids in “Boo”.
Back on the WindDancer, Ghost, and Palarran raft up, we started to get the birthday party started. We played a game or two and watched a slideshow of all the pictures taken so far. Very cool.
We wouldn’t get to the Octopus Islands this time.
