Shadows of Time



Edna and Anne Islands

We left our secure, isolated anchorage on Hurricane Island and explored southward around Edna, Anne, and Triquet Islands.  

Old Cabin site, Triquet Island

We stopped at a sandy beach on the north shore of Triquet Island, the site of an old A-frame cabin.  The site is marked with a pole and orange buoys but we didn't see the small cabin which most likely collapsed into the shadows of time.  

Heading out to Sea, Fulton Passage

Finding that the seas were calm and that the weather forecast was favorable, we exited Fulton Passage out to sea and headed north for the southwest side of Spider Island in the hope that we might be able to see some buildings or ruins from the WWII Radar Station.  The seas in Queens Sound were easily manageable with 2-3 foot swells at 11 seconds.  We got as close as we dared to the rocky shore of the island but could see nothing but trees and rock outcroppings.  

Ruins (top of building) WWII Radar Station 

As we moved further away from the island, we could make out the skeleton of a roof and then the outline of a building that appeared intact.  Camouflaged among the windswept trees and rocks, these buildings could only be seen with binoculars.  Unfortunately the distance and grey colors on shore were not conducive for good picture taking, another one of those places that has been forgotten and hidden in the shadows of another time.  We headed back south along the coast, rounding Triquet Island to head across Kildidt Sound.  

Blenheim Island, west entrance to Kildidt Sound

The seas were much better than our previous attempt to cross Kildidt Sound a week earlier.  Blenheim Island, named after the WWII British aircraft bomber, marks the west entrance to Kildidt Sound.  

Haiki Passage

On the east side of the Sound, we passed Stirling Island and headed south across Haiki Passage, arriving in Pruth Bay for our afternoon anchorage.  After a short respite and lunch, we crossed the channel of Fitz Hugh Sound to the east side to check out the anchorage in Pierce Bay.  We found that Pierce Bay is susceptible to winds and the west side of the bay has poor holding.  

Beautiful Fury Cove

Fury Cove Beach

With evening approaching, we made our way a few miles south and anchored in the popular but protected bay of Fury Cove.  Fury Cove located between Fury Island and Penrose Island has lovely sandy, midden beaches and beautiful views, an ideal anchorage.  There were five other boats with us that evening in Fury Cove and still room for others.