Friday May 30th, 2025 The number one rule of boating: NEVER have to be somewhere because Mother Nature doesn’t care. There are so many boating stories I have heard through the years about boaters and their “float plans” and how they need to be at a certain harbor, on a certain day, at a certain … Read More “Prince Rupert Day Two: It’s all about the weather” »
Thursday, May 29th, 2025 We left Kumealon Inlet this morning at 5:30. But first we had to pull up the anchor. As we posted yesterday we had to drop almost 350 of chain. As we started to pull up the anchor to remove the bridle (a device to assist in keeping pressure of the windless) … Read More “Made it to Prince Rupert” »
Wednesday, May 28th We waved goodbye to our safe harbor, Hartley Bay early this morning about 6:30. It was an uneventful rainy night which we will take after the day before. Here are a couple of parting photos The local church. Hartley Bay is a Native community with about 110 full time residents. There are … Read More “Sitting in the rain in Kumealon” »
Tuesday May 27th, 2025 Today started out very WET as it continues to absolutely pour down rain, however the seas leaving Butedale were calm, visibility was limited but tolerable (that is what radar is for!) and the waterfalls along the way were spectacular! However, as we entered Wright Sound the situation changed dramatically. This is … Read More “We got GOT: a hard 10 on Marlene’s toss-o-meter” »
Monday May 26, 2025 We left Bottleneck this morning around 7:00 a.m. By late evening yesterday there were six boats in the inlet. We always thought it was too small to accommodate no more than 2 or 3 boats but we were proven wrong. Good to know for the future. Our four hour cruise to … Read More “Butedale, BC” »
Sunday May 25th, 2025 We left Shearwater this morning at 6:00 a.m. as planned for a 6 hour cruise to Bottleneck Inlet. It has been raining non stop since yesterday. The cruise was pretty uneventful. We knew that the Lord Nelson Tug, Haiqua would likely join us in this inlet, albeit a bit later as … Read More “Bottleneck Inlet” »
May 24, 2025 As many of you know Marlene is a quilter. When we bought our boat I wanted a nautical theme or look in our stateroom. This is the quilt Marlene made. I enjoy it everyday for its beauty and warmth. It’s pretty quiet on the dock today. The group of boats from Roche … Read More “Shearwater Marina: Day Two” »
Friday May 23rd, 2025 We thought we were going to have Allison Harbor all to ourselves last night but this trawler, “Simple Pleasure” came in around 5:00 p.m. It was a beautiful ☀️ sunny day at Allison Harbor. We took in as much sunshine as we could because we knew that today was going to … Read More “Crossing Cape Caution to Shearwater” »
May 22nd, 2025 We left Port McNeill this morning bound for a four and a half hour cruise to Allison Harbor. This is our third time in this magical, secluded cove. It was an easy cruise with very little wind or waves—just as predicted. We went deep in the harbor and dropped anchor at around … Read More “Allison Harbor, BC” »
Wednesday May 21, 2025 With a full day at dock we took advantage of the time to get some basics on the boat done as well as share with you a “tech” fix we found. We start with the laundry. I’ll fess up to the fact that I am obsessed with getting laundry done, especially … Read More “Port McNeill Day Two: Boat and Tech Projects” »