Burly Cove, Broughtons

Rats. Was uploading tonight's blog, and forgot to save it.... Ok, let's try this again. This morning Bill and Mike headed to shore to go hike some of the trails. Stopford Cove is in the Cypress Harbour Recreation area. While they hiked, I kayaked around the cove. I spotted what appeared to be an old dock from a logging operation long ago. After Mike and Bill finished their hike, we all headed back to our boats to pull anchor. Departed past a fish farm that didn't appear to be operating, out into the Sutlej Channel. Before we got far, Bill spotted a big black bear on the shore. I turned in closer to shore to get a better view and photo. Before the bear, Bill also spotted a couple deer on the shore drinking water. Turned into Dunsany Passage to take us to Turnbull Cove. At Watson Point, I spotted what looked like an old log bridge of sorts, on the shore. Just before turning into Turnbull Cove, I went across the passage there to check out Roaring Hole Rapids. They were running pretty good with an ebb tide. No, I did not go into them! I took a photo, and then on the way out of Turnbull, I took another photo of them just barely into a flood tide. You'll see the difference. The stop at Turnbull was so Bill and Mike could hike another trail, up to a lake. I stayed on C-Traveler to work on a property appraisal appeal. Accurate Assessor has really been a frustration this year! After Bill and Mike finished hiking here, we headed out through Kenneth Passage, around Claypole Point, to our anchorage for tonight, at Burly Bay near Blair islet.Read more