On Fri, 05 Nov 2004 05:43:15 +0000, Gould 0738 wrote:

Enough politics.

Here's a tale about an interesting island, once owned by the guy who informally
discovered a well know celebrity. When we visited a few months ago, we found
evidence of giants.......

Wallace Island



Great story, Chuck. Wallace Island is one of my favourite destinations in
the Gulf Islands (although it can get REALLY crowded in the summer!).

Last time I was there, I saw something you didn't mention. There was a
shelter that from far off looked like it was in Bad Shape: bits of the
ceiling dangling down... but when I got there to look more closely, the
"ceiling" bits were driftwood, each with a boat/crew name on it. There
were hundreds. No, thousands! It was an erie feeling to go into the
shelter and be surrounded by the spirits of all those boats!

I don't know what the "rules" were - if you could just hang your driftwood
wherever you could, but there were many piled up around the walls as well
- I got the feeling someone (Parks people?) "rotated" them so everybody
got a chance to be displayed.

Did you see this?

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
On Fri, 05 Nov 2004 05:43:15 +0000, Gould 0738 wrote:

Enough politics.

Here's a tale about an interesting island, once owned by the guy who informally
discovered a well know celebrity. When we visited a few months ago, we
found
evidence of giants.......

Wallace Island



Great story, Chuck. Wallace Island is one of my favourite destinations in
the Gulf Islands (although it can get REALLY crowded in the summer!).

Last time I was there, I saw something you didn't mention. There was a
shelter that from far off looked like it was in Bad Shape: bits of the
ceiling dangling down... but when I got there to look more closely, the
"ceiling" bits were driftwood, each with a boat/crew name on it. There
were hundreds. No, thousands! It was an erie feeling to go into the
shelter and be surrounded by the spirits of all those boats!

I don't know what the "rules" were - if you could just hang your driftwood
wherever you could, but there were many piled up around the walls as well
- I got the feeling someone (Parks people?) "rotated" them so everybody
got a chance to be displayed.

Did you see this?

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36



Test

test

test2

test 3

Last time I was there, I saw something you didn't mention. There was a
shelter that from far off looked like it was in Bad Shape: bits of the
ceiling dangling down... but when I got there to look more closely, the
"ceiling" bits were driftwood, each with a boat/crew name on it. There
were hundreds. No, thousands! It was an erie feeling to go into the
shelter and be surrounded by the spirits of all those boats!

Actually, if you endure the tale all the way through to the final paragraphs
you will see a mention of the driftwood signs hanging in the Lodge- it's used
as a cheap literary trick to bring it all back full circle to the initial idea,
"Giants in the Earth". Sometimes its fun to expand and apply the same formula
used to write a successful lyric into long prose form. I am often guilty of
attempting it, but a better wordsmith than I can use the device to help achieve
a sense of "finish".

The same item will run in one of your Canadian boating magazines in the next
few weeks, (you probably know which one so no need to mention it here), and I
sent in about 15 photos. We'll see how many of the photos show up in the final
version after the paginator and the executive editor finish the production
layout. I always submit far more photos than they ultimately use. Assuming they
run a photo of the lodge, see if that isn't the same building with the
collection of driftwood signs that you are remembering.

(So ends the shameless. spamming hustle to get Lloyd to shell out $3 Can for
one of my publisher's magazines). :-)

Have you noticed all the petrified logs trapped between the folds of
sedimentary mudstone in Conover Cove? That was a geological event so
cataclysmic that even a casual observer can appreciate the evidence. I got the
best photo I could of the 17-footer, and set my 24" camera case
about halfway across it to lend a sense of perspective. That was one huge tree
in its day.

On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 07:29:25 +0000, Gould 0738 wrote:

Last time I was there, I saw something you didn't mention. There was a
shelter that from far off looked like it was in Bad Shape: bits of the
ceiling dangling down... but when I got there to look more closely, the
"ceiling" bits were driftwood, each with a boat/crew name on it. There
were hundreds. No, thousands! It was an erie feeling to go into the
shelter and be surrounded by the spirits of all those boats!

Actually, if you endure the tale all the way through to the final paragraphs
you will see a mention of the driftwood signs hanging in the Lodge- it's used
as a cheap literary trick to bring it all back full circle to the initial idea,
"Giants in the Earth".

OK, ya caught me! I skimmed through the article and didn't find any
mention of the "lodge". I'll give it a better read. As as for buying the
"magazine of unknown name" - why should I: I've already read your article
and what else of interest would there be?

As for the petrified wood: I don't get to Conover Cove too much - it's too
shallow for Far Cove's keel. Next time I'm there, I WILL look for some
the geological things you mentioned. I have seen the "bunker" and often
wondered what it was. There's also a well (I think...) barely covered by
wood nearby. And I live the "Jeep Skeleton".

Maybe I'll go there next weekend...

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36