travel
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Non-boating Trip Update
It’s been a wild ride so far. Five days on the road, eight more to go. A quick summary: Our red-eye flight last Friday night was diverted from Orlando to Atlanta due to weather, so we rented a car and… Continue reading
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2024 Summary, & Updates
Last year we described the cruising season as being exceptional because of sustained fair conditions. As I stated in my 2023 summary post, “a good six months of mostly decent weather.” This year was a bit different. Still a glorious… Continue reading
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Brief Fall Outing/Winterizing
The forecast called for a few days of partial sunshine and little-to-no wind so we decided to take the boat out for a couple of days before tucking her in for the winter. We left home yesterday morning, stopping at… Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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