GAVIA - Desolation Sound, October 2022

GAVIA - Cruise in Desolation Sound

October 2022

Our first trip by sea in the Desolation Sound area and around Cortes Island.

Friday October 14, 2022

Copeland Islands

Calm night at anchor in the Copeland Islands, separated from the Lund peninsula by the narrow Thulin Passage.

Saturday October 15, 2022

Prideaux Haven

This dream anchorage is usually very crowded during the summer. Not this time…

Sunday October 16, 2022

Refuge Cove, West Redonda Island

Short stopover at Refuge Cove, walk along the deserted quays along which a few picturesque floating houses are moored.

Monday October 17, 2022

Teakerne Arm & Lewis Channel

Explore Teakerne Arm on West Redonda Island, all the way to Cassel Lake Waterfall, then circle Cortes Island from the North via Lewis Channel.

Evans Bay, Read Island

Anchoring for the night at the far north end of Evans Bay, with beautiful late afternoon lights…

Tuesday October 18, 2022

Gorge Harbour, Cortes Island

Exploring the beautiful bay of Gorge Harbour; we admire the magnificent house that we have been dreaming of for a long time, with its lighthouse-shaped architecture. Near the marina, a sailboat is moored at the pontoon of the one we almost bought in 2017.

Mansons Landing & Smelt Bay, Cortes Island

Short stopover at the government dock of Mansons Landing, for a nice stroll along the beach and the lagoon.

We leave at sunset to spend the night at anchor in Smelt Bay, before returning to Comox the next day.