Refuge Cove

We left Walsh Cove and headed down Waddington Channel toward Refuge Cove. Most days we travel approximately 25 to 30 nautical miles. Usually that's about 6 hours on the water. Refuge Cove is located on West Redondo Island, in the center of Desolation Sound. It is managed by a coop of 18 shareholders who run different businesses on the property. These include a general store, used bookstore, cafe, and fuel dock. Refuge Cove is a quaint, rustic marina that is used by many boaters as a place to restock groceries, fill up on fuel, or just relax. At this marina and most others, people were amazingly friendly and helpful. At almost all our stops fellow boaters have been willing to take a line and help bring the boat in. We've met lots of folks from all different areas of Canada. One issue on a cruise is where to get rid of garbage as some marinas won't take it. Out in the middle of Refuge Cove, on a small island is Dave's Garbage Service. For $2 a bag you can leave him with as much garbage as you want. Every Tuesday he takes all this garbage to Squirrel Cove which is across on Cortes Island. Dave lives on this island with his garbage, year around. We left Refuge Cove and Desolation Sound on Wednesday to head toward Powell River and the Beach Gardens Marina on the Sunshine Coast.