Anchorage: Prevost Island

We've been to Prevost Island once before. Last year, on the day that Seattle had its record high of 106 degrees, we tried to escape the heat in Montague Bay by taking a swim in very cold 64 degree water. That worked for a little while until our 88 degree pilothouse started roasting us again and we had nowhere to hide. So, we made a run for anywhere-but-Montague at sunset (and witnessed a beautiful sunset to boot). After a quick read in the cruising guide, we picked a very small cove on Prevost's Southern end despite a warning about exposure to ferry wakes. With our shallow draft, though, I can nudge way back into a small cove, which makes up for our small size making us very susceptible to movement. When morning came, we hadn't been disturbed by a single wake, so we made a mental note to come back some day. And so we did. Parks Canada describes Prevost Island:

National park reserve lands are located on both the north and south shores of Prevost Island. The majority of the island, however, remains in the hands of the descendants of Digby de Burgh—the man who bought the island in the 1920s. They continue to farm and raise sheep on the island. The island is largely unchanged from what would have existed a century ago, and contains large cedar and arbutus groves.

We anchored in Annette Bay for the evening, then motored to James Bay the next morning. The little National Park beach has a clean composting toilet and some pleasant trails to walk, which we've come to think of as the centerpiece of a good anchorage. So we've made another mental note to come back again...