Anchorages and hiking trails.

Hayden Watson

Hayden Watson

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Apr 5, 2009
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Catalina '88 C30 tr/bs Oak Harbor, WA
We are planning another cruise this summer / fall and prefer to anchor as much as possible. We are not really marina type folk and eat almost exclusively from provisions cooked in our galley. That said, we do like to go to shore and do easy to moderate hiking. We are looking for more suggestions for anchorages with access to hiking trails. We know and use the common ones such as Sucia, Stuart, Spencer Spit, etc.
My wife is still recovering from several heart stints, so we avoid the steep stuff. a good example of what we are looking for is the nice trail from Watmough Bay down around the southern tip of Lopez Is. Our plans include the San Juan, Vancouver Golf Islands.
 
Ralph Johnstone

Ralph Johnstone

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Jan 4, 2006
7,639
Hunter 310 West Vancouver, B.C.
Hayden Watson said:
Our plans include the San Juan, Vancouver Golf Islands.
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I'm sorry but we don't have any Golf Islands here but we do have some spectacular Gulf Islands so don't miss out on those.

If by any chance you do get across over to the mainland end of things you MUST drop your anchor in a beautiful place called Port Graves. I'm too lazy to tell you exactly where it is so you'll have to look it up yourself. On Gambier Island. Huge anchorage IMO and the whole thing is around 40 - 50 ft. deep with light mud coverage which holds like crazy glue. You can dinghy in and amble through the religious mind altering camp and than wander to your heart's content. Or make like a large paint blister with a good book and spend endless hours watching the scenery drift by as you slowly sail at anchor :

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Don't let anyone else know about this place or it will be over run. On the busiest day of summer the place is still pretty much empty.

PS : Please let me know if you're coming and we will meet you over there in Port Graves. It's four hours away from our marina.
 
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kloudie1

kloudie1

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Nov 6, 2006
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Hunter 34 Mandeville Louisiana
I enjoyed the trails around South Beach and Fourth of July Beach on the south end of San Juan Is. Being a flatlander, I found the hikes easy and the views outstanding. We also did the trails around Roche Harbor and enjoyed that area as well.
 
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Hayden Watson

Hayden Watson

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Apr 5, 2009
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Catalina '88 C30 tr/bs Oak Harbor, WA
Ralph Johnstone said:
I'm sorry but we don't have any Golf Islands here but we do have some spectacular Gulf Islands so don't miss out on those.
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Hey, I am an Engineer. You can't expect me to be very good at mathematics and Physis and also be able to spell?!?!?. :facepalm:

Thanks for the heads up on Port Graves.
 
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