Day 404 – anchorage in Covered Portage Cove to anchorage in “the Pool” at the east end of Baie Fine - August 13, 2012

We had a great trip from our anchorage in Covered Portage Cove through Baie Fine to another anchorage at the far eastern end of Baie Fine called “the Pool”.  Baie Fine follows a geologic fault line and is a fjord-like bay almost ten miles long between high quartz mountains.  It is another one of those “must see” spots in the North Channel.  We had heard some reports that the Pool has very high weed growth this season and is unsuitable for anchoring.  Then there are reports of people anchoring without any problems.  We decided to check out the Pool, see if there was room and try to get our anchor to set.  There was plenty of space, we found a spot we liked and we got the anchor set on the first try.  Bob and Ivy from Karma were with us and they got their anchor set as well.

After grabbing a quick lunch we launched the dinghy and headed to shore for a hike to Topaz Lake.  It was a vigorous hike up and over a large hill to get to the lake, but the view was breathtaking and well worth the hike.  Fred and I wore our swimsuits and dove in for a VERY cold swim – as we were quite warm from our hike, the water felt great!

Back on Boreas we spent the remainder of the day and evening relaxing.  A few showers blew through, but nothing serious.  We had hoped for clear skies tonight as there was a meteor shower going on, but unfortunately we had full cloud cover.  It was another peaceful night at another spectacular anchorage.

            Miles: 22.6      Bridges: 0        Locks: 0

this is the same rock where you can see the Indian Head profile - what a
difference the correct angle makes

heading into Baie Fine

Baie Fine - it is amazing how the pine trees cling to the rocks and seem to
grow where there can't possibly be any place for their roots

the spectacular quartzite rocks that line Baie Fine

Topaz Lake - very blue, very cold water

Topaz Lake

Boreas at anchor in "the Pool"

after a rain shower, the many colors of the rocks really show through