- 8  * eave is tied an elderly barge, -
The sun was incredibly . sunk so low that it is: only the “and.ran out.into.the inlet. It
_wasa narrow flow of air, too |
hard: io tack: up i 2tG,. But f Ey
- sculled up <to. the: falls and:
turned alnfost tight in. the:
‘spray the. sail would fill with
‘a pop and-rode :the invisible
- Niagara of air-out of the cove,
_until the strength of the wind. |
- died off. At was “exhilarating :
‘sailing. =

 Seaed orrrT ety sauceaiannemnaanas

"Desolation ‘Sound is not. ‘desolate, : On ‘the
“conttary, it is beautiful there. The islands and ‘the ~
convoluted shoreline make for hundreds of miles
“of chatinels perfect. for — boating, © ‘and’ for:
~poating- -related enjoyments—hiking, for instance. -

* To: ‘Captain © Vantotiver it must have: appeared’
“ forbidding—granite. focks plunge directly: into ‘the.

counting on the same wind we had he’d be there
yet.

We. spent days northwest . refilled with fresh water from
of Powell: River, exploring our dwindling supply, ran
miles and miles of channels well and. coolly. and -we
and anchoring at night in motored up ‘to our. destina-
some beautiful still - bays: - tion.

Sails’ were used wherever -

possible (it was rarely — .

possible) and’ the ‘auxiliary.

diese! carried us along, when - The tails ire at: the head of
it was calm...» = °° a smal cove with steep rock
os eS . sides. At the ‘mouth of the

hot, and the fresh water had residual buoyancy in the
run low. At the end of — thick timbers that keeps it
Teakerne Arm .a. waterfall”. afloat: When we looked into
plunges into the sea. .I was. the clear: cold .water ‘around.
looking forward to not: having « the barge we found a riot of |
to steer and to the shade of = marine life, from lettuce-like
the boom tent, when the heat algae to orange sponges: and
“gauge swiftly rose to its waving’ sea anemones. in-
upper peg and -the hiss, of many..shades. A tiny red
- steam .came up. from. the | starfish. studded _ with. white.
‘floor. We were in no ‘danger, _- jewels adorned the old wood. -
as we were at least.a mile Mussels kicked: their feath-
from anything, a and | I shut off. ery fans. through | ‘the water
“! the diesel.” : and. ‘small. multi-coloured .

lee

: : “underwater landscape. : 2
“The. engine: ‘room was full Ua a
of steam, and jit was’ difficult - Be
t9 see ‘anything, ‘so. we ‘put -

; : The falls are - about. t forty oe
> the sails up ‘just in case’ and - :
‘waited for the engine to. cool: feet tall, and: the lake that .-

"down: By the time: we had - feeds them is a ten-minute
made. coffee a little wind-had— walk away. We went ‘to it.

_sprung ‘up. It wafted uste « - The water:.was clear and.

‘fog boom about a mile avay Watm and deep, and we
and then. died. We drifted to swam for a long time. A huge |
a stop next to the logs, Mary log. floating so low in the

. ° los to. Wtfct.tnat only inches of its’
: tie Sup and on the fog to - gun-silvered surface showed,

vy ery obliging wind, indeed. | supported many mosses and

hrubs—some © quite ‘large. =
. . 4 oar somewhat. spoiled’ by a huge
- donkey engine and:spar tree, .
>with. miles: of | rusting - iron

ee The bare places on the. log
ane ee provided a smooth . warm
MARINE MPFE: . place to dry. off and ‘sun-

. bathe. _

. By that ‘time. tle engine | os
was cool and the engine room © We went into ‘the | cove ©
_free from vapour. I located  jater, to have a closer-look at.
the. trouble—a small leak— the falls. There was.no wind

oa, aie *, Bye att wee

4
oan mts vad gi Bye

and fixed: it. . ~ Mhe - engine, _apparent, and I sculled. the

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ii a ;

; dinghy’ ‘up: pectic a the. ‘rock
“cliffs on‘one side. Despite. the

it appeared to: bé | ‘the: ‘right :
environment .for (a. great
_Many plants. There : was a lot.
-of ‘foliage: up. ‘close ‘to the
falls, where: ‘the mist‘ occa-
- sionally ‘touched _ . the | ‘ferns
.. rooted in accessible crevices
_ sea without many: beaches, and if Vancouver was ©”

‘rooted on the ledges. Flow-

| waterfall.

“was”: more. than ‘one kind of.
_ ‘fall’ the e. As well as. the
‘water, a fall of air. from: the |
‘lake: above, cooled. ‘by the.
evening; spilled over the falls |

“erabs scrambled through. me ke said. 10. _BE: panrewhe. ota

the . barge) .'says'‘that they

they didn: “t ‘bother. collecting |

harsh appearance of the cove

wenhaes

and. the — small. trees... that.

ers nodded . beside the |

wag pm PAY?

ot am
-fot wet

At: was. _marvellously cool |
without being cold... There *

‘The area. s around the falls is is

doesn’ t ‘work, ‘Their ale (on.

-intend to collect -mone from.
boaters who tie-up theére;.

from us or. anyone: ‘else’ that

The area above ihe falis is.

: cable scattered through ‘the.
area. I think that it's fair for’
them to ask for. money to tie
up to their float, but when I
look at .what:'they do to the if
land. Ewonder who should be™ i.
‘paying who. be a | -

SPCA olds |
open house]

Hie
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West Vancouver SPCA. ‘ise
holding an open house ‘this .
coming Sunday, September. |
25, from 12 noon to 4 p.m,
All: members of the ; public |
are invited to, drop, by:and
view the animals. and pound
facilities. °

“TT Ys ton, F-100: step. side, attipes, mags, prs. Pie: wis
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“74" Chateau Club Wan. P/S P/B, auto-V/8, dual bats; |
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