Von Donot Inlet, Desolation Sound

It was a nice sunny morning, but turned to clouds and rain around noon. I had a leisurely morning getting up, as Bill and Mike were doing their hiking thing again. I did take my kayak over to check out the lagoon rapids, as they were running pretty good with the outgoing tide! Bill and Mike planned on leaving later in the afternoon, so I left the anchorage around 10. Going counter-clockwise around Cortes Island, north on the Lewis Channel, past Joyce Point where there was a fish farm, and turned east into the Teakerne Arm to check out Cassel Falls. Wind was starting to blow chop in from the west, as the rains were arriving. One other sailboat also came in the Teakerne Arm behind me to see the falls, and then passed me on the way out. (He was running 8mph, while I was only doing 5). Back on the Lewis Channel with some current behind me. I’ve always found ocean currents interesting where the water separates as the tides change. I uploaded a photo showing where you can see a line between smooth water and some choppy water. I lost about 1 mph, but then picked it up again, before losing it. This was just before turning south into Drew Passage. While still in Lewis Channel, I watched a fishing boat retrieve and set his pawn traps. Also saw a truck and some log slides along shore, I assume for a nearby logging operation. Turned into the Von Donot Inlet, which is a fairly narrow channel, until where it opens up into a nice bay at the end for anchoring. Bill and Mike will be here shortly, getting in about 3.5 hours after me.Read more