The oft announced bad weather finally did show up on Thursday, with winds blowing at 35 knots+ in the Juan de Fuca straight. So, I asked...

The band is back together. Di got home to the boat after a long 2 day trip from Puerto Rico via New York, Seattle and Port Angeles. The...

Act like you belong.... When I was 16 a friend of mine and I went to the Cannes Festival. We both looked much older than we were, and he...

With our rendez-vous to pick Di up in Victoria fast approaching, I left Poet's Cove on Monday to head for Cadboro Bay, a short 8 miles...

A short hop away from Montague Harbour, North and Sounth Pender Islands provide good, well protected anchorages and mooring buoys. I...

Walking on the beach in Montague Harbour park yesterday, I saw 2 familiar Nordhavns in the northern anchorage. I couldn't read the names...

It's been 1 year since we bought Enfin, and what a year it has been. A year of transitions, of forever moving stuff around. A year of...

The tender or dinghy is our link to shore. In a way it's our "car", and needs to carry to 3 of us, with groceries back and forth. We use...

Enfin is a self contained little village. We have our own: -Power generation and storage -Power transformation -Fuel treatment -Water...

Leaving Port Sidney Marina, my navigation software plotted a route to Montague Harbour that zigged and zagged through many rocks. I...

Despite a last minute change of weather forecast to "Small Craft Advisory" we set off for Prevost Harbor on Stuart Island. Stuart Island...

(The other one) Crossing the border was uneventful, with beautiful calm and clear weather. Arrival into Port Sidney Marina isn't...

The last dinner with friends, the last good-byes, the last rabbits to run after. Leaving is also part of the life of the traveler. We...

Princess, typical Husky, has never behaved like a typical petting dog. I'm told this is normal and common for her breed. They show their...

Oh No! Di-Enid left me Home Alone (with Princess that is). Just when we were really starting to have fun, Di had a family trip lined up...

Taking it easy We made our way to Eagle Harbor on Cypress Island https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypress_Island after NAPS in Anacortes. A...

We had originally planned on doing our provisioning on arrival Anacortes, figuring we would get that out of the way before diving into...

On the way and attending NAPS (Nordhavns Around Puget Sound) I had been lucky to attend the first edition last year -by car only...

With a short window of a few weeks to explore the San Juan Islands before we must leave Washington State, we decided to head down from...

Or the simple joys of life. Di and I were walking Princess in the Park opposite our marina in Blaine, savoring our delicious locally made...