Category: Desolation Sound

It’s hard to imagine what Shoal Bay was like back in its heyday as home to one of the largest towns on the BC coast. Now it is just a lovely anchorage with spectacular views and the occasional music festival.

When their spouse has seemed to turn a deaf ear, Refuge Cove offers sailors a chance to get things off their chest. It also has provisions and fuel.

The first sight of the islands triggers something in our psychological charting that tells us, yes, it’s now okay to begin thinking of ourselves as being on a holiday.