What happened to the sun? After enjoying wonderfully sunny
weather so far, I awoke this morning to gray skies and rain. Oh well,
Desolation Sound is still beautiful when it’s gray.
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| Gray skies, calm water |
Desolation Sound is a small area. Today I’ll be traveling
across almost the whole area, from the southwest corner to the northwest
corner. And it’s only about 20 miles. Given the short distances, I had no reason to
leave first thing in the morning.
After breakfast I took a shower, filled the water tank on
the boat, emptied the garbage, and grabbed a bag of ice. I left around 10:00
am, bound first for the nearly-new Homfray Lodge in Homfray Channel.
As I pulled into Homfray Lodge a group of about seven was
walking down the dock. Most of them were visiting from a neighboring homestead,
and quickly left. The Macey brothers (three of them) own Homfray Lodge, but
Dave was the only one there when I arrived. He showed me around the property
and the improvements have been swift and impressive. They have three large cabins
and several smaller cabins available for rent, a beautiful lodge building, and
decks for lounging. A hydro power plant, sewer system, and purified water
system have been installed. By the end of the month a small store will be
operating. Dave is enthusiastic and has obviously been working hard on the
property, and it’s among the nicest lodges/marinas in Desolation Sound.
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| Homfray Lodge from the water |
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| The inside of the lodge. The rest of the furniture will arrive this month. |
After visiting Homfray Lodge I continued up beautiful
Homfray Channel to Toba Wildernest. Two large Krogen yachts were already tied up,
but there was still plenty of space for me. Kyle, the owner, gave me a tour of
the facilities. He’s built many trails around his property, which I took
advantage of. He also built new docks recently, which are much nicer than the
previous docks. The best part of Toba Wildernest is the location, at the mouth
of Toba Inlet. The views are breathtaking!
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| The docks at Toba Wildernest |
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| A trail crosses this stream |
29.1 nm today
192.1 nm total
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