Tuesday May 21st, 2024 We arrived in Lowe inlet yesterday afternoon around 2:30. We have been to this inlet once before. It’s beautiful place to hang a hook but there is a bit of discussion amongst boaters as to “where to drop your hook.” Several of our boating friends choose to anchor in front of … Read More “A technical reporting day” »
Monday 20,2024 We left Bottleneck at 5:30 for our nine hour cruise to Lowe Inlet. It was a “misty fjord” kind of day as evidenced in the above photo. The seas were calm with the current running with us most of the way, giving us a nice lift in speed. It was calm enough for … Read More “Made it to Lowe Inlet” »
Sunday May 19,2024 With Marlene at the helm we set anchor in Bottleneck around 1:45 pm. We are the only boat in the inlet and we suspect this will remain the case for the night. We left Shearwater around 7:30 for our 5.5 hour cruise. It was a beautiful cruise through Jackson Pass. We had … Read More “All “Bottled” up” »
Saturday, May 18, 2024 Our alarm rang us up at 0500 as we grabbed some coffee and started to get the boat ready to depart. By 530 we could see that every boat in the harbor (all 8 of us) were pulling up anchor and we looked like a row of ducks quietly departing the … Read More “And Around We Go” »
Friday May 17, 2024 We arrived in Allison Harbor about 9:45 am yesterday. It was a bumpy ride the last hour with 4 to 5 foot chop, but once we cruised to the head of the inlet it immediately settled down and we had a very lovely evening. Mid morning today four boats came into … Read More “Playing the waiting game” »
May 16,2024 We had a comfortable, albeit short sleepover in Port McNeil, which is a great city in which to provision, wash clothes if need be (there is a good laundromat a short distance from the marina), and a good IGA supermarket with fresh produce, cash machines, and even a pharmacy. We arrived in Port … Read More “Running with Radar” »
May 15th, 2024 We made it to Blind Channel around 5:30 last night. It was a long cruise day and we are looking at a longer one today. We love Blind Channel. It’s a great place to overnight if you are planning on traveling up Johnstone Strait. The staff are friendly, the docks in good … Read More “Great Launching point for JohnStone Strait” »
Blind Channel, Canada May 14, 2024 We left Lund Harbour at 11:00 am to make the rapid crossing of Yuculta and Dent at 3:15. Cruising slower than usual at 6.5 knots we reached the rapids on time—and when you time them right—it was a none event. Smooth seas through both rapids. We continued on for … Read More “Staging North” »
Monday May 13th, 2024 We left Nanaimo at 7:30 this morning. The forecast was for 6 to 8 knot winds, 1 foot waves with 8 second intervals. The prediction was as expected. It was lumpy for about 3 hours crossing the Strait of Georgia then flattened out as we entered Malpensa strait. It was relatively … Read More “End of the Road” »
Sunday May 12th, Nanaimo Our plan today was to cruise to Garden Bay in Pender Harbor but the wind and the waves dictated otherwise. It was “predicted” to calm down mid day—but, guess what, it didn’t? Mother Nature. The winds held steady at 14 knots with 1.5 foot waves throughout the day. Not good for … Read More “Changing Direction” »