The indomitable rowing machine, otherwise know as Joseph Whidbey, had surveyed recently
the surrounding region. Whidbey, who had spent days likely dodging rocks and braving
currents, was deceived by what he surmised was a cove: this turned out to be a narrow
passage that
Vancouver would call, appropriately, Deception Pass.
1 In homage to Whidbey's toil and endurance,
Vancouver named this newly-proved island
Whidbey.
2