No Room in Paradise

Day 12 was an early start to catch the high tide out of Roscoe Bay.  A short skip across the pond and we landed in Prideaux Haven.  This bay, or area consisting of Prideaux Haven, Laura Cove and Melanie Cove is what people say is the ultimate Desolation Sound destination.  They are all very close together connected by shallow (dinghy only) waterways and nice lagoons that fill up at high tide with warm water.  Problem is, it seems everyone thinks the same thing because it was jam packed with boats!  Prideaux Haven had so many boats in it (most over 60 feet) we couldn’t find a spot.  Same for Melanie Cove so we crawled into the tricky entrance of Laura Cove and found a great spot to stern tie right next to a fellow Tacoma Yacht Club member.

Exploration by dinghy in this area is super fun.  You can find some little cove, lagoon or waterway and just swim around, jump off rocks or go snorkeling.  That’s exactly what we did after lunch and the water was great.  Its still amazing to us how warm and clear the water is! It was a really hot day so lots of swimming to cool off.  94 degrees in the boat at 9pm!