We started the morning by heading south down Behm Canal and dropping the prawn pot in Saks Cove in 250’ of water, then while it soaked ran north to Burroughs Bay which is located northeast on Behm Canal, 2.4 miles west of Fitzgibbons Cove.
3 hours later we came back and found 1 crab hanging on the
outside of the pot and 40 “popcorn” shrimp.
After that we went south to Walker Cove, a 7 mile journey
one way back in but this spectacular fiord and it was well worth it!
The sun was deep in the west and highlighted
the granite walls perfectly. At the head
lies a classic glacier carved valley.
Countless waterfalls plunging down from the high summits to the saltwater
below!
There is a US Forest Service buoy in the inner bay which the
crew was hoping to use but no luck – when we arrived there were already 5 boats
anchored plus the boat hooked onto the buoy!
Having been spoiled the last few anchorages by being the only boat in
the bay, we decided to move on and take our luck with our original anchorage
plans.
Plan “A” anchorage was too windy (Snip Islands) so we
traveled 6 miles south to Manzanita Bay and set the hook in the bight just west
of Wart Point. Our Douglas guide book
told us there was a US Forest Service buoy here and our charts noted a buoy but
we never found it. So we set in a record
anchoring depth for us – 100’! The extra
line has sure come in handy.
We wanted to tie a stern tie but the shoreline was so steep there really was no way to climb up to tie off. Fortunately we were the only boat anchored in the bay and the slight wind kept us facing north away from shore.
A lot of motoring today and it was sure wonderful to have
such a peaceful anchorage for the evening.
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