Conover Cove, Wallace Island

From Montague Harbour we motored only a few miles north to Conover Cove on Wallace Island.  The small island is entirely a Provincial Park and is located in the middle of the Trincomali Channel, a busy shipping and ferry route.  Based on everything we'd read about Conover Cove, we knew that it would be shallow and as we were arriving at close to low tide, we found the water under our keel to be only about 3 feet.  The park service had a small dock that could accommodate about four boats and as luck would have it there was space for us and one other that filled before the evening was over.

We put on our hiking shoes and walked the island from end to end.  One of the more interesting things was the former store that had previously been part of a small resort, which is now defunct.  Apparently the tradition is that each visitor leaves a piece of drift wood with the name of their boat and date of their visit at the store.  As you can imagine, the place was a drift wood menagerie, with pieces identifying boats that had past this way over the years.  Some were quite creative.  We of course had to add to the collection with a small piece of drift wood we found on he north end of the island.  Another interesting item was the now rusted out hulk of an old jeep in a meadow right in the middle of the island.  Keep in mind that there are no roads on the island.

Later that day we were invited to join the other boaters who had tied up at the dock for happy hour at the picnic tables on the dock.  It was great to share a few nibbles and cocktails and hear some of the stories of their experiences.