In the late 1930s they sunk the first old ship hulks, beginning with the "Laurel Whalen", to break the ocean's force. In the next 25 years the number of ships increased to 14 of many different kinds, including old whaling boats, schooners, navy frigates, freighters and tugs. The most historic might be the "Melanope", a 79-metre 3-masted sailing ship built in 1876.
They are still there, slowly but surely falling apart and vanishing. In a way these rusty bits and pieces sticking out of the water are ugly. On the other hand they are still a reminder of the booming logging industry here (whatever you think about it - it is a big part of the local history), and imagine how the whole place was buzzing with life more than half a century ago.
We met a couple at the point who were taking pictures. She was filming a documentary and shooting stills of the area. Paparazzi Rose and Dave. Best kind of people to meet. Full of excitement and just interesting as hell. We had mutual friends it turned out. I didn't dare pull out my broken camera in front of them to take pictures but later went back and shot these from the water.
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