Thunder Bay to Grace Harbour, Desolation Sound - 5½ hours, 41 miles

Another sunny, warm & beautiful day for the trip to Desolation Sound. This wind and waves kicked up pretty good in Malaspina Straight. There were about 4-5’ waves. When we passed Grief Point (Powell River) the water flattened out nicely. There was a bit too much wind for us to consider anchoring in the Copeland Islands. Also, there were already quite a few there. This gave an inkling of the amount of boat traffic there is here in mid-summer. We usually come through at least a month earlier and have much more breathing room. As we entered Desolation Sound we couldn’t help but have the snow-capped mountains take our breath away. Grace Harbour (Gifford Peninsula) was crowded when we anchored, and the boats kept on coming until after dark. This is a very popular place. The harbour is very well protected and has a good hiking trail as well. We put the dinghy in the water and went for a nice tour, but didn’t get out until we returned to Aquila.