”I’m heading to Octopus”, people say. It’s not exactly true, though. The group of small islands are called the Octopus Islands but the waterly bits are Waiatt Bay.
Why do boaters like this place so much? I think it’s because there are quite a few small nooks for anchoring, the shoreline and islands are easy to land on for a walk, and there are hiking trails. More on the trails later.
My favorite spot is a rundown shack on one of the small islands.
Passing boats have left driftwood art as mementos of their presence for decades. It’s a different experience every time we visit because new contributions arrive and the oldest are retired.
Yesterday, when the temperature hit 90 degrees, we took a four mile round-trip hike to Newton Lake to go swimming. The swim was appreciated after the steep 600 foot climb to the lake. Peter, Ann, and Raffi, who you last saw at Nimmo Bay, joined us.
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