Thankful entered a new world after successfully running the rapids yesterday. All of a sudden we were seeing pockets of high end residential developments along the shore. Marine traffic increased noticeably as well. There were boats everywhere, and the balance shifted from the predominantly commercial power boats we were seeing up north to recreational sailboats.
We've been hearing about all the fires in Western Canada and the US, but until yesterday hadn't seen any smoke from them. The smoke filled in just past the rapids as well, and at times the visibility got down to less than a mile.
Thankful was headed for Desolation Sound, a popular summer cruiser's destination in this part of the world. We've heard that most folks are gone by Labor Day though, so we were hopeful that it wouldn't be too crowded. We pulled in to Refuge Cove, one of the primary provisioning ports in the area, and were pleased to find it nearly empty. Some more beer, ice, and food and Thankful was off and headed for Tenedos Bay, one of the main anchorages in the sound. We found three sailboats anchored together in a protected part of the bay, and a couple of power boats scattered elsewhere. We talked about anchoring near the sailboats, but opted instead for a more private cove a quarter mile away.
Except for the smoke, the weather was perfect. There wasn't a breath of wind, the sky was cloudless, and the temperature was in the seventies. Matt and I dinghied over to a trail head where we hiked a half mile up to an inland lake. He went for a swim but the water was a little to chilly for me.
Somebody on one of the sailboats had a guitar, and last night we could faintly hear the well lubricated crew singing '60s folk songs in the cockpit well into the evening. That can be fun when you are involved, but not so much when you aren't. Good choice on the isolated anchorage.
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