After we left Oak Bay, we headed east and stopped at a new (for us) anchorage at Louisa Island. This Island is somewhat unique for the North Channel in that it features a nice sand beach. It is also close to the town of Little Current and we arrived on a Saturday which meant after we got settled, lots of boats arrived to play on the beach and enjoy the warm water. Many left before dark and it was not crowed. It was so pretty, we decided to stay another night.
On Monday morning, we left Louisa Island and went the short distance in to Little Current. Compared to when we were here in early July, Little Current was hopping. Our plan was to only stay for the day, but we needed to see a mechanic about getting the dinghy motor repaired, get groceries and booze and get caught up on the Internet. By the time we had taken care of all that, it was getting late and they were predicting thunderstorms, so we stayed the night. It turned out to be a good decision as the storms rolled in and it blew hard.
Kaye and Leo on Whirlwind and Wally and Jamie on Mimi decided that Little Current was and far east as they wanted to go, so we said our good byes and Laurie and went thru the famous swing bridge and the other boats headed the other way.
We spent the night at Heywood Island and then it was on to Covered Portage Cove.
Covered Portage Cove is one of the "can't miss" spots in the North Channel. It is surrounded on three sides by high granite walls and the entrance is guarded by "the Indian." If you look in the center of the picture above, you can see his face.
The views in this anchorage are spectacular. Looking up.
Looking down
Looking east, out of the entrance.
The top of our mast is in the background.
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Location:Louisa Island-Little Current-Covered Portage Cove, Aug 2, 2012
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