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There is a lot of history in Friendly Cove ! This is where Captain Cook first landed in Canada and came ashore.

Yuquot (Friendly Cove) — Centre of the World

This is a really interesting article to read to get the history.

We took Phoenix Hunter to anchor up in Friendly Cove and dropped the anchor and then took the skiff to the dock.

We were met at the top of the dock by a member of the community. There is a $20 landing fee – $10 for elders. Well we are elders now ! That sounds so much nicer than seniors.

We had a lovely walk around the village.

The dock at Yuquot
The Catholic Church rebuilt in 1956
The church has be deconsecrated
The house poles are reproductions of the original poles from the village.

We walked along a lovely pebbly beach

Collecting small smooth stones on the beach
From the beach
The last manned lighthouse in BC is in Friendly Cove
Phoenix Hunter at anchor

We visited with Sanford Williams the Master Carver in his shop. His work is beautiful. And he is very well know and highly respected.

Walking along a path past the cemetery to a nearby lake

We left Jim chatting with Sanford Williams while we walked to the lake. It was only about a 10 minute walk from the carving shed.

The old pole laying in the grass. To stay where it falls and return to nature.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-race-to-preserve-a-b-c-first-nations-history-and-the-village-where-one-couple-remains/wcm/6495fcdb-4cba-4434-8556-e4ef8bdd52aa/amp/

This is another good article to read. I was unable to create an imbedded link but just click on the text and you will get to the National Post story

I’m very glad we stopped and spent the day here. It was fascinating. It was a beautiful place and a beautiful sunny day. I learned some history I didn’t know before. After our day we went back and spent another night at Santa Gertrudis Bay.

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