We were told over and over that despite the beauty we are used to in Washington state, and despite the beauty of the Gulf Islands, that Desolation Sound would stun us with its beauty.
In the face of such hype, it's hard not to be disappointed, and yet Desolation Sound withstood all of the gushing. Looking east to face the sound and its snow capped mountains I was overwhelmed with a sense of great good fortune to be able to take this trip. We saved our eastward venture for another day and anchored in Squirrel Cove.
We spent three nights in Squirrel Cove and finally relaxed after spending the last several weeks making time to get to Desolation Sound. A beautiful, secluded cove, Squirrel Cove was a wonderful retreat.
For the sailing aficionados, much to the surprise and shock of Jiayu, I tacked out of the harbor through that narrow entrance (see the map) against the wind. It took me two tries. The first one ended when another boat entered the harbor, blocking our exit. Watching me labor to make it through this small gap, the helmsman assumed our engine was broken and offered us a tow. His wife was truly baffled that I would sail out of the harbor for fun.
（翻譯）
華盛頓州已經夠美了、Gulf群島的美景也享譽盛名，但是我們不斷的被告知：「寧靜灣」的美才真正會讓你停止呼吸。
通常如此誇大的形容最終都讓人失望，但是寧靜灣卻不負眾望。我往東望著廣闊的海灣和遠處覆蓋白雪的高山，不禁因旅程可以成行而滿溢著幸福感。我們決定停留在松鼠小灣，延緩一天朝拜東方的美景。
結果我們在松鼠小灣停留了三晚，終於在幾週馬不停蹄的航行之後得到足夠的休息。松鼠小灣美麗、寧靜、是個美好的休息處。
癡迷於航行的我，逆風航行出松鼠小灣的狹窄出入口（見地圖），而讓Jiayu驚嚇不已。我嘗試二次。第一次由於另一艘船進入海灣，阻擋我們航行而半途而廢。這艘船看著我費力的將船駛出海灣的狹窄縫隙，以為我們船的引擎故障而好心詢問是否協助將我們的船拖出，船長的太太完全無法理解我們僅因享受航行樂趣而願意航行出海灣！
