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  • Beth & Drake Trip – Victoria & Friday Harbor

    I received more pictures from Beth (thank you!) so decided to recap and add some stuff. Sunset over Fisherman Bay: Above: Lunch at Westcott Bay Shellfish Beth very kindly purchased a beautiful bouquet for the boat: Drake and Beth with… Continue reading

  • The Beth & Drake Trip – Roche Harbor to Victoria B.C.

    ToG left Garrison Bay (San Juan Island) for Fisherman Bay (Lopez Island) on Saturday (July 20). After dropping the anchor and getting settled, we dinghied in to The Islander to meet up with cousins Beth & Drake and their friends… Continue reading

  • Garrison Bay

    Crabbing went well, with four Dungeness and four rock. We’ve always thrown rock crabs back but these were such a good size, Nick decided to keep them. They are just as tasty, if a a bit harder to crack and… Continue reading

  • The Beth & Drake Trip

    First, a photo from Deb of the guys with their Dungies, from our last trip: We went to Walla Walla for wine tasting and live music at our wine club winery, Tranche. Why did we decide to visit W2 in… Continue reading

  • Gorge | Fords | Nanaimo | Home

    What a trip! Here is our route in the Desolation Sound (right side of map) and Broughton Archipelago (heart-shaped) areas (see summary at the end of this post): It rained pretty much the whole time we were at Gorge Harbour.… Continue reading

  • Refuge Cove | Melanie Cove | Gorge Harbour

    First, a fish identification correction: What we thought might be a small halibut was really a rock sole. We borrowed some flour (thanks Deb!), Nick fried it up with our handful of prawns, and made fish & prawn tostadas! Yum!… Continue reading

  • Blind Channel to Toba Wilderness

    We had a nice dinner with friends aboard Aris and Ghost at the Blind Channel Resort restaurant. (I regret not getting a photo of the six of us!) Better weather this visit: The new friends we met, Mark and Susie,… Continue reading

  • Lagoon Cove back to Blind Channel

    Finally, much better weather…and you guessed it! Crabs!!! Nick and Mike were relentless and it paid off. We stayed in Lagoon Cove for three nights, taking advantage of the down time, getting some boat chores done, crabbing, and kayaking. I’ve… Continue reading

  • Sullivan Bay to Echo Bay

    I am still having trouble uploading my whale videos, so please stay tuned. We arrived in Echo Bay on Sunday and immediately set about sight-seeing. We’ve been hearing about this place for years and were very interested in understanding more… Continue reading

  • Sullivan Bay…and a Whale!

    We spent a good deal of time hanging out indoors as the rain came down yesterday. Even talked Nick into a board game: This is “Marbles” but we play it as “Wahoo” with McQuarrie Rules. The guy with the float… Continue reading