Desolation Sound Cruise

Desolation Sound
A 3-Month Cruise in Paradise

Three coins in the fountain
Seq. by Margi Harrell

07.03 Friday
Very restful night. Awoke at six but got up only at 0800. Didn't want to miss the sight. The mountain tops were hidden into the clouds when I awoke. Those mountains are some 5800 feet high and, to swing here at anchor gives one the Impression of being in a cathedral. If the word to describe Princess Louisa is 'sacred' then, 'awesome' must be the right choice for this spot at the head of Hotham Sound.
0700 As I write this, there is a very strong Inlet wind and the boat is swinging rather wildly. I hope everything holds up because we are at low tide and the rudder is but thirty feet from shore. it has about five feet of water under it.

Just tied a stern line to shore. In background,
we can see the left arm of Hotham Sound
where I spent two days at anchor at the head!
2000 What really surprises me, given the awe-some beauty of this spot is that, in all the time I have been here, not one single boat has come, at least to have a quick look around. There must have been a traffic of at least sixty boats around Harmony Islands since yesterday yet, not one came here at the head. The islands and the falls are beautiful but they are all missing the best feature of the area. Not that I mind, I came here to have peace and quiet and boy, did I get it! I have no Idea where I'll end up tomorrow night, perhaps in the Hardy islands. Who knows? But that's what it's all about, ain't it? God how I wish Jules accepts to come here for at least two weeks. Another fantastic day, although the weather was a mix of clouds and sunshine. To bed at 2200 hrs.

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