Al wanted to check out Emily Lake Cove, in Briggs Inlet, which is just an hour from Troup Narrows Cove.  We’ve never been to Emily Lake Cove, but the cruising guide made it sound very interesting. 

The first narrows in Briggs was a bit squirrelly, since we didn’t time it for slack tide.  Consequently, the whirlpools were almost as bad as Whirlpool Rapids, in Cordero Channel.  We found Briggs to be as pretty as described in Don Douglass’ cruising guide.  However, the beauty of the anchorage was spoiled by this landslide and the remains of an abandoned cabin

I paddled around for a couple of hours without finding any wildlife.  As soon as I got back to the boat we decided to move on to Nash Narrows.  By now the water in the narrows was slack, so our exit from Briggs was uneventful.

It only took us 2.5 hours to get to Nash Narrows, and the scenery was so much nicer. 

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