Category Archive for: ‘Trips’
The home stretch
JULY 27, 2015 | Our spur of the moment decision to head for Hornsby worked out well, although it was quite windy when we arrived. As we rounded St. James Point we were greeted by two orcas splashing in the reefs. We spent two nights here so we could have time to do the splendid hike out to Helliwell along …
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Heading South
JULY 17, 2015 | Entering Gorge Harbor The rainy weather lasted for most of our stay in Von Donop, but that didn’t stop us from hiking to Squirrel Cove. Sopping wet after that, we decided to wash clothes, which meant we had wet clothes hanging all over the boat. Compounded by hot showers. Better weather the next day as we …
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Rain at last
JULY 11, 2015 | We woke up to rain today and couldn’t be happier! The smoke from the fires had thinned but left a haze, and it has been hot. After the Cochranes, we were aiming for the Susan Islets, but on impulse squeaked thru the entrance to Theodosia Inlet, a large expanse, unoccupied except by a tug wrangling a …
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Smokey Desolation
JULY 6, 2015 | We bypassed much of the rough part of Malaspina Strait by detouring up Agememnon Channel to a new spot for us, the Harmony Islands. Had to stern tie in the passage with a current flowing past. Got out the kayak for a loop around the islands, and saw starfish and oystercatchers. Still windy and hot. Conditions …
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Across two straits
JULY 2 2015 | Escaping Seattle just in time for the hot weather this year, we’re off on a month long cruise to Desolation Sound. For once the weather looked good enough to head across the Strait of Juan de Fuca instead of going thru Deception Pass. We made good time and decided to go thru Port Townsend Channel. Anchorage is …
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Photos from Vancouver Island
Watch a slideshow of our two-month circumnavigation of Vancouver Island Click on the “i” for captions
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Barkley Sound, then back to Seattle
AUGUST 8 | Tofino turned out to be too hectic to visit, so we pressed on to Ucluelet that day, making the open water passage in good weather, with some fog. This is the beginning of Barkley Sound, and we knew that we’d encounter more activity from here on. Entering the busy harbor was challenging — we weren’t used to …
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Kyuquot, Nootka and Clayoquot Sounds
July 30, 2014 | We spent about a week exploring Kyuquot Sound. The consistently blue skies showed off its intensely turquoise but slightly opaque water — every inch of it is robin’s egg blue. In the first anchorage, Dixie Cove, the water was 70 degrees, so we jumped in. Michael promptly jumped back out and put on a wetsuit. Hiked …
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South Side of Brooks Peninsula
JULY 12, 2014 | Finally got a weather window to make our move around Brooks Peninsula. Still a bit rougher than we had hoped. Two days of snarly open water that kept us on our toes, the first of which got us to Klaskish Inlet. A narrow high walled gorge at the entrance led to a very sheltered, isolated basin, with …
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Around Cape Scott to Quatsino Sound
JULY 3, 2014 | We left Port McNeill after the gale blew itself out and moved into position to round Cape Scott by spending the night at Bull Harbor — the last anchorage on the north side. We were delayed at the entrance by a humpback whale, and as soon as it left a squad of Dall’s porpoises came to play in …
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