Grace Harbor

Grace Harbor is a beautiful secluded inlet in Desolation Sound. You can find the exact location on the Chart Table page. Entrance to the area is thru a narrow passage with tidal currents up to 3 knots – we saw about that so I was too busy driving to take pictures.

There is a second narrows where you enter Grace harbour gut the tidal currents are minimal in this pass.

Grace Harbour is part of the Desolation Sound park. The sign indicates the park and other warning sings indicate that it is not safe to consume shell fish harvested in the area. Strange as there is a large aquaculture area just out side the entrance to the harbour.

There are a number of summer homes near the entrance.

The harbour itself is pristine and is surrounded by old growth forest.

There were a number of other boats in the anchorage – five altogether and we had a chance to talk to two or three fellow boaters. Never hard to strike up a conversation when you pull in in an FPB. Turned out one of the couples knows Bill Henry (FPB Sarah Sarah). Most of us were headed in the same direction to Rivers Inlet and the Broughtons so we will no doubt see them again. A gentlemen aboard an aluminium trawler named Eventide was clearly rigged for serious fishing and said he would help us out up at Rivers Inlet. We will watch for him on our AIS.

Speaking of fishing, Steve tried his hand off the back of the boat. Shades of a mini Monster Bay – all he caught were small sharks like this fellow.

There is also a fresh water lake about a mile hike thru the woods so the next morning, Deb and I set off with my fly rod in hand in hopes of catching a trout. The trail thru the old growth cedar was wonderful.

The lake was very pretty but looked better suited to small mouth bass then trout and I do not think there are any small mouth bass up here.

Nevertheless, I thru a wooley bugger for about an hour with no results.

There were some loons across the lake but to far away to see.

We did here some noises that sounded like a mama bear with cub – may have been – may not have been – but Deb was making double time back down the trail yelling “Hey Bear” – no bear was going to catch her.

Steve suggested it might have been an elephant. I thought it might have been a lion, tiger or bear (Oh My).