Tenedos Bay, Desolation Sound

Checked my crab pot before coming in for the evening last night, and just had one undersized Red Rock crab, so released him to grow bigger. Up this morning in time to catch the sunrise. I pulled up my anchor about 15 minutes after Bill and Mike, who departed at 7am. We only had 14 miles to go today, as we were pretty much around the corner from today’s anchorage in Tenodos Bay. The last three days we have been in Desolation Sound. Quite a beautiful area. We just motor at about 5mph taking in the scenery and enjoying any critters we see along the way. Bald Eagles are seen frequently, and today we saw one big Sea Lion sunning himself on the shore. I ended up anchoring about a mile away from Mike and Bill, on the other side of an islet. The cove I’m in was at the trail head for the Bold Head hike, a fairly steep trail that ascended 309 feet in just over ½ mile. One place towards the top of the trail had a rope to help climb a short rock wall. I had lunch before heading over in my kayak to the trail, while Mike and Bill came over in their Kaboats soon after anchoring to hike. I met them at the top of the trail and after checking out the scenery, we hiked down together. They had another hike they wanted to do to a flag pole. Another hill top climb with a beautiful view. I chose to do some kayaking as one hike a day is enough for me. Lol. Unfortunately, somewhere between landing the kayak at the Bold Head trailhead, and a rock islet near where I’m anchored, I managed to poke a hole in my Hobie, likely on one of the sharp mussels that are all over the shore when at low tide. This was a slow leak that didn’t manifest itself until I had gone a short ways past Mystery Girl and Little Joe, when I noticed my seat was getting lower and I saw that the kayak was bending a little more in the middle. I wasn’t sure I could get back to Mystery Girl or Little Joe, so just pulled in quickly to shore. This is when I became quite glad I purchased a new handheld radio while in Powell River!!! Actually, Mike, who was still hiking on the hill top and saw me, called me on the radio, I think to get some pictures, when I told him what was going on and asked if when they got done hiking if they could come “rescue” me. After they finished their hike and got back to their Kaboats, Bill came over and towed my Hobie, while Mike gave me a ride. Back at C-Traveler, the Hobie had lost a lot of its air, and I got its patch kit out and got to work on it. Keeping my fingers crossed that it holds air tomorrow! Mike and Bill took one more hike over to Unwin Lake, where they were going to take a dip. Too cold for me! Pulled the crab pot up tonight, with nothing in it….Read more