Turnbull Cove

Friday, August 07, 2015

There is some fog hanging in the valleys between the mountains and over the water.  The rain from yesterday has let up enough to pull up the anchor.  The anchor lets go well and has the remnants of a white clay bottom.  Departing Cullen Harbour at the strait is calm.  

QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT

We proceed along the southwest shore of Broughton Island to Wells Passage.  The misty rain has increased along with the fog. The changing tide has created large debris fields of seaweed and driftwood.  From Wells Passage we head into Grappler Sound.  Our eyes strain to see the objects that are first visible on the radar. 

LIMITED VISIBILITY

We briefly check out an anchorage outside Overflow Basin which is occupied before proceeding through the passage north of Watson Island.  Once it widens up, a turn to port takes us through the narrow entrance to Turnbull Cove.

TURNBULL COVE

 Surprisingly there is only one large motor vessel here.  Turn bull cove is a large area surrounded by high mountains that are scared by landslides.  It is mid-day and the wind is dead calm.  The rain has just let up.  After setting the anchor in the east cove, we turn off the engine and listen to the sounds of opposing waterfalls created by the recent precipitation.

TURNBULL COVE

 In the afternoon, out comes the sun.  It turns out to be a lovely day.  Four other boats join us in the cove equally spaced at quite large distances.  Engine hours 3.7, nautical miles 22.  Our GPS coordinates:  50⁰57’667 N, 126⁰49’886 W.

AWESOME SKY