Cordero Island
This morning after coffee we went over to Refuge Cove, a favorite provisioning stop for boats in Desolation Sound. There is a grocery store, book exchange, showers, laundry, a small snack shop and fuel dock. Across the harbor is Dave's garbage barge where you can deposit your garbage for $5.00 a bag. We topped off the aft tank and bought a few groceries. They had wireless available so I downloaded email from our hotmail account. If you want to get a hold of us, send email our sailmail account - wda6359 (at) sailmail.com.
After Refuge Cove we motored to Yaculta Rapids, then through Dent Rapids and into Cordero Channel. You need to make sure you time the rapids to catch them at slack. Tomorrow we will get up early to go through Greene Pointe and Whirlpool Rapids.
There are very few boats we are noticing. We were just about the only boat going through the rapids today. Maybe it is because it took so long for summer to get here.
The scenery is so beautiful but if I take pictures they all look the same. The steep sided islands are covered with fir trees down to the water, sometimes with granite rock faces. In the distance you can see snow on the mountains on Vancouver Island or on the mainland. The water looks green from the reflect of the trees. Occasionally you will see a cabin or a fishing lodge. At Yaculta Rapids there is a large complex with a swimming pool, spa, fishing, dining, etc, but then you go around the bend and there is wilderness again.
This area was named Desolation Sound by Capt. Cook and his men. They were looking for food, water, good anchorage and the Northwest Passage but they did not find any of these things. Just lots of trees.
No worries, trees and all,
SV Windarra
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