back to Comox.
Squirrel Cove seems to
have popped straight from
the pages of a storybook. It is
protected from weather and
surrounded by gorgeous tall
trees that reach to the sky.
It has a feeling of a protected
water playground, where rocky
tide pools burst with starfish.
This was our first night spent
anchored and it was filled with
fun and drama.
There is a large tidal pool, the size of
a lake, connected to Squirrel Cove via a
short narrows. During a tidal flood, it’s
fun to run the dinghy into the connect-
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ed lake. But be sure to pay attention
to the tides, because the narrows will
eventually dry up. Unaware explorers
and fun-seekers can find themselves
stranded on the ‘lake’ side until the
tide comes up again, which happened
to us. We missed dinner
and got back to the boats
well after dark. As far as
vacation-problems go, we
survived the reminder
Mother Nature is in charge
relatively unscathed.
There are certainly worse
ways to spend your time
stranded than playing
with starfish and oysters.
Pendrell Sound was the anchorage
we had heard so much about and yet
had heard nothing at all. People could
only say they were at a loss for words
upon experiencing this precious place.
When our bows turned into that famed