were accompanied all the way by The monument erected to the have chosen to keep it in its natural
charming and gregarious black-capped environmentalist Dan Culver above “Home state. By not installing electricity
chickadeees. It was worth it to view the Bay”, has a quote from Goethe that will and opting for a foot passenger ferry
panorama of sparkling sea and cliffy help you find inspiration in the solitude service they have managed to restrict
shores of Little Bull Passage and Sabine and natural beauty of Jedediah. over development, minimize traffic
Channel and the full expanse of Georgia disturbance and maintain the islands’
Strait. There’s a huge juvenile eagle tranquility.
soaring along just below us. Brilliant
“Whatever you can do
Well known by commercial and
sunshine and a cool light breeze make
or dream you can, begin
recreational boaters as a “hurricane
for a perfect day. Now we’ll see if we
it. Boldness has genius,
hole,” Lasqueti’s Scottie Bay is filled
can get back down the mountain! I may with boats at anchor when gale-force
do some of the steeper spots with my
power and magic in it.
winds threaten the tranquility of the
butt on the trail, sliding down!” Begin it now!” island. A local trail to Mud and False
Commodious “Whiterock Bay” is Bay can be accessed from the southwest
deep with an open, friendly feeling. shoreline, near the head of the bay.
The bay is well protected from the Once you’re past the boat works and
southeast and comfortable in light to En Route to west Lasqueti Island on the island road, it is a pleasant 1.5-
moderate northwesterly winds and we popped into Jervis Island Marine hour walk to the small village of False
able to accommodate numerous boats Park. Although short on anchorages, Bay and the public wharf in Mud Bay,
anchored with stern ties. Popular with one small spot we call “Bunny Cove”, terminus of the Lasqueti Island/ French
yacht clubs and cruising flotillas as in the lee of Bunny Island affords Creek ferry.
a fun, rendezvous spot, “Whiterock moderate protection in northwesterly Named locally for the cluster of
Bay” has the added bonus of often winds. In settled weather the cove large maple trees at its head, “Maple
brilliant, watercolor sunsets. The one- makes a good hopping-off spot to Bay,” just north of Scottie Bay, provides
boat cosy anchorage in the northwest visit the small beach and undeveloped peaceful anchorage protected from
nook has become a coveted spot for marine park. We found plump, juicy the northwest. In the right weather
those arriving before the crowds. blackberries for breakfast treats well conditions you can drop your hook
Good cellular reception is possible into late September. close to shore and laze on the white
at “Reception Bluff” on the southern Lasqueti is a protected and shell spit while enjoying the frolicking
shore. undeveloped island whose residents seals and dive-bombing kingfishers,
bathe in the warm shallows on a rising
tide or just row along the shoreline on
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a voyage of discovery. At low water it
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