Indian Harbour Merasheen Island

After finaly checking in with Canadian Customs we decide to leave Argentina as it is a very commercial ferry port. Indian Harbour on Merasheen Island has been on the charts for 200 years as a good storm hole. There a small storm coming and we fancy something remote. It’s about a 20 mile sail to what should be an un inhabited and wild island.. Its thick for as We set off but that doesn’t put off the atlantic white sided dolphins from coming to play. We are doing 7knots again in 25 knots of breeze in thick fog. What could go wrong. The vis is just clear enough as we enter to make our way through the curving passage. We drop the hook in a position that should be good for the forthcoming storm. But run lines ashore just in case we misjudgeed it. Every stop is new and every situation is a guess. Dinghy in and off for a stomp through the trees. 300 metres through the trees is a lake which has been created by a beaver with a big bushy dam. Mr Beaver has managed to hake a 7 or 8 acre lake for himself. Might have been there for generations, I will fly fish later to see if he comes out in the twilight.

While we cook tea we do a bit of safety training which include donning the emmersion suits. One size fits all. Except Claire it seems.

Fishing later but no sign of the any decent trout. Luckily mr Beaver comes out to tell me off for standing near his dam. Always good to get wildlife viewings all alone in the middle of know where. Strange to think I will almost certainly never pass this way again. The following day we take a walk in the woods and find graves of various settlers from the last 2 centuries. the Tobins had several generations in the woods near the harbour.. absolutely top spot but shame the wind came in from a different direction and we were side on and unable to move. We run 2 extra shore lines to big rocks and wait it out. Next st Brides and trying to get out of placenta bay.Read more