Good friends of ours, Todd and Corrine arrived this morning from Costa Rica. Today was going to be a great day as we were taking out our precious boat for its last voyage as we have sold Los Suenos' to new owners that will take possession next week. We left Campbell River and made our way across the channel through the Baker Passage and into Desolation Sound. Our first stop was Teakerne Arm. Capt. Vancouver and his men anchored here for an entire winter and camped behind the waterfall at Cassel Lake. This is a very popular place in Desolation Sound as most cruising boats will show up here to view the falls and walk back to the lake and go for a swim.
We took a slow cruise over to Squirrel Cove. Years ago there was a Baker that set up shop in a dilapidated old shack on stilts. The Baker would make special cinnamon buns that were half dark rum. Boats from all over the world would come to Desolation Sound at one point or another and would end up with cinnamon buns from the Baker. Squirrel Cove is also a protected little bay where we have spent several days in the past waiting for good weather. I noticed in the corner of the bay there was still an old rope hanging from a tree limb where our children used to swing from the shore out into the bay playing Tarzan. In the summer the bay can get quite warm and quite often you would see several people swimming around their boats.
We pulled anchor and made our way back to Campbell River and tied up for one last time. The new owners will be getting a terrific boat and I'm sure it will serve them well. Todd and Corrine will be going back to Costa Rica with great memories of Desolation Sound. Sherry and I are off to Washington tomorrow to find our new retirement boat.
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