After a couple
of nights tucked into James bay the weather improved, so we took the opportunity
to move down to Winter Cove off Saturna Island on Monday – another first for
us. It’s a pretty anchorage, but can be
popular during summer months so we’ve always avoided it like the plague . . .
until now.
The bay is
large, but shallow, and backed by forested land and a large, open meadow on the
southeastern edge that makes up the marine park. There’s a nice trail through the woods that leads
to Boat Pass Strait of Georgia create rapids as they enter the anchorage. It’s
quite picturesque and a small taste (very small) of the ruggedness we’ve been
pining for ever since we left the West Coast of Vancouver Island. As a bonus, the anchorage is well-protected
from all directions; but in a southerly blow, I’d take James bay over anywhere
else in the Southern Gulf Islands: It’s
that good.
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| Boat Pass |
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| Looking out to the Strait of Georgia from Winter Cove, Saturna Island. |
After three
days anchored in Winter Cove, we were ready to move on and cross the border
back into the US Friday Harbor US
With access to
the internet again, we learned that our friends who live on their boat in Eagle Harbor Kingston
We had dinner
aboard Sarita with Kris and Kurt from Linger Longer who are berthed
over in Roche Harbor San Juan Island Victoria Canada
