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Maya and Aladino sail their Cape George 38, Magic Carpet, east from Ocean Falls into the central coast of British Columbia to reach Yukon Bay Hot Springs, a free, unattended wilderness hot spring accessible only by boat.▶ 1:00 The approach requires navigating a shallow lagoon — two to four metres deep — where shifting sands make the depth sounder and visual piloting more reliable than charts.▶ 2:41 They anchor near old pilings on shore, which once supported a floating bathhouse and a wooden bathhouse used in the early-to-mid 1900s when the facility charged 10 cents a session and rented cabins for two dollars, primarily to Ocean Falls residents.▶ 7:04 Maya and Aladino stay three nights, visiting the pool twice daily, alternating between soaking in the hot spring — scalding at the centre, hot-tub temperature at the edges — and cold plunges, and applying mineral-rich clay found on site.▶ 10:22 Rain falls continuously throughout the stay, making drone filming impossible.▶ 17:32 Yukon Bay marks the northernmost point of their voyage; they depart south along the south side of King Island, overnighting at Cathedral Cove, with northwesterly winds returning as they head toward Vancouver Island's west coast.▶ 9:39 Remoteness is what preserves the springs in their natural state.

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