Walsh Cove, W. Redonda Island, Discovery Islands
More beautiful than Grace Harbor!

Lori's first climb up the mast. She loves to climb.
She is repairing the flag halyard so they can fly the Canadian courtesy flag.

Taking a dinghy tour around Grace Harbor.
Interestingly, I was reading a book on vacation called "The Shack."

Hiking out from the lake back to Grace Harbor.


A really cool waterfall!

The lake was great for the dogs. Tasha took a swim to cool herself and Tillie loves to go fishing. The hike there was a bit challenging as it had rained previously and the mud trails were tricky to navigate in some areas. We let the dogs run lease free and they ran through mud holes enjoying the freedom.

This is my favorite photo from the lake!

While at Grace Harbor, we hiked a 1/2 mile through the forest to a freshwater lake inland. The water was so calm and the area so peaceful. Very few people ever see this lake. It is as God created it ... untouched by any influence of civilization ever living here.

Arriving at Grace Harbor, we secured our vessel from the stern. Desolation Sound has very deep water so stern tying to the shore is necessary to secure the boat. Since we have to anchor so close to shore ... after we drop the anchor from the bow, we back up to shore and carry line via dinghy to secure to a tree. Another reason for stern tying is to conserve space in tight coves and to avoid the rocks that lie beneath.
After getting secured, Bob serenades us with a variety of sing-a-long tunes while Lori & Blacky enjoy the tunes from the bow of their boat.

This is a great show of patience. We had bananas on board that became a bit ripe. So Laurie made banana bread. Tasha sat in this position until the bread had cooled enough to cut. She loves bread ... well she loves just about anything that you give her as you will see in a later photo.

Desolation Sound

Desolation Sound ... we have arrived!

Monday, Sept 1. The mountains were huge!

We left Semiahmoo Marina on Friday, Aug 29 working our way north up the Strait of Georgia. We stopped at Prevost Harbor at Stuart Island (US) the first night, checked into Canada on Saturday morning and headed on to Silva Bay at Gabriola Island. Sunday morning we left for Sturt Bay on Texada Island ... allowing us to arrive officially in the Desolation Sound area on Day 4 of vacation. If we could have traveled as the crow flies, Desolation Sound is apprx 105 miles away from the marina.

Desolation Sound Vacation

Although this pic was taken at end of our September vacation, here we are!
L to R

Blacky & Lori took their own sailboat, Peaceful Spirit.
Bob & Laurie traveled with us on Stargazer.
Tillie in Laurie's lap is trying to get away, a better pic later of her.
And Tasha is always up for a photo.