Yesterday evenings sunny weather didn’t last. I woke up to
thick cloud cover, but no rain. After breakfast and getting everything on the
boat secure, I pulled anchor and left the Bunsby’s. The trip to Walters Cove
was quick and uneventful. Once again, the ocean was calm. Navigation was a bit
complex—I was basically threading the needle through countless rocks—but the
chart plotters made it easy.
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| The entrance to Walters Cove |
Walters Cove is a neat spot. Kyuquot (Kai-yu-kit), a First
Nations community of about 200, is on one side of the bay. Several sport
fishing lodges and a hotel are on the other side. A public wharf provides free
moorage, and a small store at the top of the wharf has a good selection of food
and other goods. The store’s hours are weird, though, so shoppers must be
flexible.
I tied up at the public wharf and walked over to the hotel,
which generously provides free WiFi for any and all. It’s owned by a Erik
Gorbman, a Jewish caterer from Seattle who specializes in Bar/Bat Mitzvahs…an
unlilely guy to find up here! His dad was a biology professor at UW and he
spent time here growing up. He fell in love with the area and purchased the
hotel several years ago. During July and August he provides meals for visitors
and the First Nations community. He’s a super nice guy, and even though he
doesn’t have much to sell visiting cruisers, he welcomes them all.
The weather forecast looks nasty for the coming days, with
southeasterly gales and correspondingly rough seas. I’ll poke around Kyuquot
Sound until the weather calms.
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