Watson Cove & Tribune Channel

 

Watson Cove & Tribune Channel

The further north we travel, sightings of other pleasure craft diminish. Fish/aquaculture farms and tows moving log booms are a common sight.

Tow pulling log boom

Aquaculture Farm

Approaching Cutter Cove Anchorage

We left Cutter Cove and travelled down the Tribune Channel to Watson Cove anchorage, a spot that we stopped at last year and enjoyed. Tribune Channel is deep and well known for frequent whale sightings. Alas, today was not one of those days. 

The morning was cloudy, and rain was constantly threatening. As we approached the entrance to Kwatsi Bay, we noticed a lot of activity where Kwatsi Bay met Tribune Channel. As we got closer, we realized that it was a school of porpoise, likely feeding in the active waters. 

After watching the activity for a while, I was able to get a couple of photos, before heading into Watson Cove.

We had seen little boat traffic and suspected that we would be alone in the anchorage. We were wrong. There was a small sailboat named Serenity, already anchored there.

 I am sure he was less than thrilled when he looked out and saw Kaos was coming to join Serenity!

Once the anchor was down, the heavens opened and the rain continued all day and night, creating the roar of cascading water tumbling down the rock face of the surrounding waterfalls.

Next morning, the rain stopped, and we upped anchor, heading a mile down-stream to view the picturesque Lacy Falls.

Lacy Falls

Lacy Falls were spectacular after the heavy rain.