Egmont to Princess Louisa Inlet & Park July 13 – 15th, 2008

We left Egmont fully provisioned and ready for days away from everything. Princess Louisa Park is reached through a number of inlets and reaches, 35 miles worth to be exact. If you can imagine the terrain of Yosemite, or the Grand Tetons of Wyoming, but up against large bodies of salt water, then you have the picture.
We spent a day at the park on the northwest side, and used a stern tie and a ring drilled into a rock. It was simply lovely and we walked by the falls and got plenty of spray to get wet. We explored in the dinghy and had a wonderful time. We could have anchored right in front of the falls and allowed the current from the falls to keep us from swinging. It is the thing to do, but it seemed so selfish to block the view of others. Not that there were more than 8 to 10 boats there. Our anchoring spot was lovely. The next day Alexus wanted to anchor next to a waterfall we had “dinghyed” by, so we did. I was perfectly happy where we were, after all it is a beautiful location and one that everyone strives to see, but after some multi-phased maneuvering we were set in our new location. It proved to be challenging to release the anchor on the way out, but it was a pretty spot with our own little water fall to listen to. You can’t fish or harvest shellfish here in the park, so it really is a one or two night visit. Anyway it was simply lovely and worth the 70 miles up and back. I forgot to mention the entrance to the inlet is called the Malibu rapids. Speeds can reach up to 12knots in a another dog-leg where you cannot see oncoming boats so you arrive at slack water time and go through with no problem at all. There is a lodge right ay the rapids that is simply beautiful and was the playground for the likes of John Wayne, Bob Hope and other Hollywood stars. It now belongs to a Christian Youth group. The weather has been perfect, warm, sunny and in the low 80’s high 70’s during the day. It would be swimming weather if the water was warmer. After all, the waterfalls consist of glacier run off, not quite tropical swimming.