Voyage of Sailor-D, Desolation Sound, Part 3
I got sidetracked..............
We left you in lovely Lund on 5 Sep 04.
Tied up at dock, sunny and pleasant – Rosie the wharfinger a very pleasant person to deal with. Did our laundry at the laundromat and checked out the local sights – Lund is basically the end of the road from Powell river. To our shock we saw another C-Dory!! It was Ron launching “Meander” (he had trailered up from Vancouver). Had a bit of a natter and he was off – was good to meet other C-Dory people. We left the dock fuelled up and got underway on the morning of the 7 Sep, heading north through Thulin Passage. Sunny and a very leisurely trip with Copeland Islands Marine Park on the west side of the passage. Finally we cleared Sarah Point at 1030 hrs. It was absolutely spectacular, a perfect day, calm and sunny and the entire Desolation Sound opened up to us. We anchored in Galley Bay which is in the actual boundary of Desolation Sound Marine Park. The only other boat there was a very nice Hans Christian Andersen sailboat skippered by a gentleman from Seattle. He told us he drives by the C-Dory factory every day on the way to work! When he does work of course, he spends all his summers in the Desolation area. The weather dulled a bit and by evening it was raining. It rained on and off all night.
8 Sep – still raining, dog is wet but we are ok, warm and dry – some water coming in the camperback and sides, some places we did not apply seam sealeant. Weighed anchor at 1130 in the rain and headed off for Tenedos Bay, arriving at 1300 hr. Our plan was to anchor and go over to Lake Unwin and have a bath. After three anchoring attempts (was too rocky, not holding or too wind exposed) we finally anchored fairly close to shore. Still overcast. Very interesting spectacle unfolding, the luxury superyacht “Floridian” came cruising into the bay. It cruised about for over an hour (we opined a supper cruise) and finally anchored a short distance from us. Its helicopter then took off and its pursuit boat, equipped with twin 300 hp Yamahas arrived!! Rained heavily twice during the night.
9 Sep – Awakend by the the helicopter coming back to the Floridian. Overcast but warm, some sun peeking through the clouds. Leisurely breakfast and dog to shore. Large twin turbo float plane lands and disgorges more people for the Floridian – I bet we are having more fun though!! Took the tender over to Lake Unwin Provincial Park and trekked to the lake (very short easy distance) and we had bath, signs in evidence requesting you not use soap or shampoo – we used a tiny bit. The dog and me now smell a lot better.
10 Sep – 0630hr, weather still miserable and overcast – forecast ugly. We decide to make a run for Refuge Cove. Arrived at 0845, docked – there was plenty of space. Quaint little place but you are confined to the the dock and the store area. The rest of the Island (West Redonda Island) is privately held and occupied. The dock and store area is a former cannery. Store well stocked, good laundromat and showers, toilets a bit wobbly, small pet area – very pleasant place to visit. Couple of very nice Nordic Tugs arrive.
To be continued...................
