Garden Bay in Pender Harbor, Sunday June 4th to ???? We knew it would happen, we just didn’t know when weather would stop our journey for a period of time. And so it did today. We got up this morning around 7:00 am and checked our weather app, Predict Wind, using Windy as a backup. … Read More “Pender Harbor, BC” »
Day: June 4, 2023
Alaska Bound 2024
Alaska Bound 2024
Sunday June 4th, 2023 We have officially entered the territory of Log Booms and log dodging. We see less of these in urban areas like Anacortes but they are often and plentiful in Canadian waters. They become quite challenging when you have to share a narrow passageway like Dodd Narrows the tug booms. We try, … Read More “Log Booms in the Pacific Northwest” »
Alaska Bound 2024
Saturday, May 3rd, 2023 It was a long day, nine hours to be exact. We left Sidney Marina at 5:30 a.m, soon after day break. We traveled north along the Gulf Islands transiting through Gabriola Passage at slack tide. It was a calm five hour plus cruise. Before we entered the Straight of Georgia through … Read More “Garden Bay, Pender Harbor, BC” »