The 12 Days of Montague
On our way to Anacortes for routine medicals, provisioning and normal maintenance, we had plenty of time left to enjoy the Gulf Islands....
Living the dream on a Nordhavn 40
On our way to Anacortes for routine medicals, provisioning and normal maintenance, we had plenty of time left to enjoy the Gulf Islands....
This part of Vancouver Island's East Coast being a little short of good anchorages, we made our way down South via Jelina Island. A small...
We arrived Comox marina after hours and snuck into a space on their guest dock as we'd been told to. We found a real nice and pleasant...
A short hop from Squirrel Cove is Desolation Sound Provincial Marina Park. We had a letter forwarded to Comox marina by our mail handler....
We enjoyed Fiordland so much we decided to head towards Toba Inlet, which on the charts looks like a narrow fjord with tall mountains on...
We struck gold in Campbell River: A very pleasant marina, with shops and marine related business close by. I called a marine repair shop...
As Eeyore would say... It all started as we were slowly riling up and getting ready to get out of bed. We heard loud maneuvering, not far...
Looking at the tide tables and current charts we decided to make our way down Johstone Strait in one go. The currents would be with us...
After a very pleasant stay in Sullivan Bay we opted to continue our slow exploration of the Broughton Islands. Already, after weeks in...
Trying to find anchorages that provide both great protection from the elements with shallow waters and good shore walks isn't easy in...
Having decided to go and explore Fiordland, we waited an extra day to make sure we'd have bright sunshine: The weather forecast proved...
Continuing South we cruised an easy 30 miles and tucked in Helmcken Inlet late afternoon. As often in British Columbia and Alaska we had...
We squeezed in Dunn Passage in bright sunshine, the fog having lifted, and started to make our way through the maze of rocks and islands....
We left Prince Rupert with great news: My blood screening results came back "perfect" according to my Doctor. We get another 3 months to...
With Glacier Bay National Park behind us we had a choice to make: Continue North and head to Skagway or start our trip South. The weather...
With my still immune compromised system, it'd be a bad idea for us to mingle with so many passengers. Bay National Park. Since pets are...
A civilized stop with internet we thought. Yet it started a very Alaskan way: Here the marinas are mostly public, and like many, it means...
With beautiful Tracy and Endicott Arms behind us we're continuing our trek North. We're still unsure where we're going overall, but North...
First we decided to recover from the high of emotions after Endicott Arm and took a day "off" at anchor. We left the next day early...
We shoulda coulda? Being Alaska the gorgeous weather of yesterday is long gone, replaced with rain, fog and grey. Should we have tried...