Anchored between the rocks – only room for one boat in this spot
On our way north, we generally chose the most protected channels in an attempt to get as far as we could, as fast as we could. Now that we’ve turned south, we have the opportunity to slow down a bit. One way we’ve done that is to take the less-traveled outside route and explore more of the anchorages along the way.
Exploring the shoreline
That approach worked for us in Monckton Lagoon, a small land-locked anchorage along Principe Channel. Monckton Inlet stretches several miles into Pitt Island, but just inside the entrance to the inlet, behind a rocky peninsula is a small lagoon of water 300-400 feet in diameter. At low tide, the channel into this lagoon is too shallow for the 6 foot draft of Madrone – so, we waited for a higher tide and then slowly and carefully worked our way in.
A lot of the water empties out at low tide
We were rewarded with completely still waters only disturbed by the hunting of the resident harbor seal and the calls of bald eagles circling above. A place so beautiful, we stayed for an extra day just to soak it in.
