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  • Sullivan Bay

    We made our way yesterday, just about 8 miles, back through Stuart Narrows, from Jennis Bay to Sullivan Bay. Now this is what I call charming! Sullivan Bay Marina is part of a dock system with about a dozen floating… Continue reading

  • Telegraph Cove to Jennis Bay

    Beautiful, calm cruise…we picked a great day to cross Queen Charlotte Strait. We saw two humpback whales, sea lions, and lots of sea otters rafting in a kelp patch. I couldn’t get a photo but visit this link to get… Continue reading

  • Port McNeill to Telegraph Cove

    We were happy to be safely tied to a dock in Port McNeill while the wind blew hard on Tuesday, along with buckets of rain. Good opportunity to do laundry and lunch at Gus’s Pub. After reading a placard along… Continue reading

  • Lagoon Cove to Port McNeill

    We took a short hike on one of the Lagoon Cove trails. Notice the bear spray in my pocket: Deb also has Bear spray but hers is in cool holster: We left Lagoon Cove for Port McNeill, taking the more… Continue reading

  • Lagoon Cove

    We arrived in Lagoon Cove yesterday. What a spot! (Shannon, is this place name from the Department of Redundancy Department?) This is a small marina on West Cracroft Island. It’s charming and rustic, with so many nice touches. Maybe it’s… Continue reading

  • Relive

    Mike’s fun Relive videos: Vancouver to Pender Harbour Pender Harbour to Lund Lund to Blind Channel Blind Channel to Lagoon Cove Continue reading

  • Bears!

    But first… Lund to Big Bay…I mean…Blind Channel! I want to give a big shout out to the Aris crew for sharing their Starlink with us – makes for some great internet service when the boats are near enough each… Continue reading

  • Pender Harbour to Lund

    Although most of us had a salty, bumpy ride a fair amount of the way, Willow seemed to be quite content aboard Aris: All of the sudden it seems like summer. We arrived in Lund and I spent some time… Continue reading

  • On our way…& some boat stuff

    I think I can speak for all four of us when I say we finally feel like we’re on our way to getting somewhere. That somewhere being the Broughtons. We woke to relatively clear weather with little wind. After some… Continue reading

  • Anacortes to Vancouver B.C.

    We’ve been “stuck” in Vancouver at Quayside Marina – great facility but very poor internet and lousy cell service, so I am catching up now. Anacortes We’ve boated through Guemes Channel and past the Secret Cove restaurant in Anacortes many… Continue reading