We took the skiff to Friendly Cove to spend some time at Yuquot.
When we went to Yuquot in 2023 we toured the church but did not tour the coast guard station or the lighthouse.
This year the church is not open. The Whalers Shrine has been returned to to community and it is presently being stored in the church. So the church is closed to the public.
We had a great tour of the lighthouse instead.
We walked around to the beach. And then to the lake as well
There is an island in the lake that is where the Whalers shrine was located. The Whalers shrine is very spiritual and has historical value for the community. The community has not yet decided what they want to do with the shrine. I include a news article about the shrine being returned to the community.
https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=17981
After visiting the lake we went over to see Sanford Williams the carver that lives in Yuquot. Jim had a good visit with him.
Jim had found a large log in Santa Gertrudis Bay that he thought Sanford would be interested in seeing. Sanford came to the bay with Jim. But unfortunately the very large log turned out to be fir rather than cedar.
Jim also got an opportunity to talk to someone who had a Bentwood box camera that Sanford made for him.
It is beautiful!
We had a great day in Yuquot. And it is so nice to have a skiff to take us there !
Phoenix Hunter 1985 
Pam,
I wrote a few days ago but you may not have received it. I answered the blog, not an e-mail.
You weather looks fabulous other than a few windy days that you mentioned. No screaming squalls? Heavy rain?
I am off the Calgary, then Saskatchewan tomorrow AM. Uber is picking me up at 5:45 so am off to bed now. Will send a lengthy e-mail after I retuned Monday evening. I have had a hell of a week-, all good.
Enjoy your cruising,
Trudy
LikeLike
Hello, Pam,
Yuquot ( AKA Friendly Cove) sounds very interesting. As you and Jim visited Yuquot in 2025, Wikipedia tells me that Captain Cook also visited Yuquot in 1778. His ship was HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery whereas yours is Phoenix Hunter. Apparently the population of Yuquot in 1778 was about 1500 but the current population of Yuquot is 6 – the Williams family of Mowachant band plus 2 full time light house keepers. So when you and Jim met the master carver, Williams, you were greeted by the 15% of the entire population of Yuquot. Yuquot means” where winds blow from many directions”. The meaning of the name sounds very poetic! Reading the history of Yuquot, I learned the significance of Yuquot as the first of many. Also, the whalers shrine has incredible significance and history and significance, and anyone interested in should do some web search. I also learned that the bentwood box is made from a single plank of cedar- amazing.
thanks for sharing your amazing experience. Next time when I visit the Anthropology museum at UBC, I will pay more attention to Bentwood boxes. Sanford Williams is also a residential school survivor and a descendant of the First Nations of Nootka sound region that have been living there for over 4300 years. So, when you were greeted by Sanford Williams, it’s like you were greeted by the Prince of
LikeLike
contn’d
Mowachant.
It looks like Sanford Williams lives a peaceful life despite of his painful history of residential school experience.
LikeLike