Descanso Bay

Descanso Bay (49˚11'00" 123˚52'00" W end of Gabriola I, Gulf Is). In 1792, at the end of a long day of rough weather, the Spanish naval officers Dionisio Alcalá-Galiano and Cayetano Valdés—cdrs of the Sutil and Mexicana, respectively—named a safe anchorage at the W end of Gabriola I Cala del Descanso, or “cove of rest,” in a gesture of appreciation. Descanso Bay was marked on early HBC maps, though an 1862 RN survey by Capt George Richards renamed it Rocky Bay. The Spanish name was...

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