Nestled at the end of a 7 miles long inlet is a great anchorage close to the docks of the Hakai Institute. The institute is housed in a...

Aiming for good weather in the Queen Charlotte straight we left Port McNeill early morning. The straight is one of the few areas on the...

We set off from Port Neville in perfectly calm conditions, and within half an hour the tides switched to give us a gentle push all the...

We left Octopus very early -just after 09:00 in the morning!- which is much earlier than our normal time, but we had to hit the tides...

A picture being worth a thousand word, I'll let this one speak to the beauty of Octopus Bay. We are in high season, but the bay is very...

No Hitchcox mystery: We're simply making our way North on the lee side of Vancouver Island. Easy navigation, with a little spicing up as...

We took a few extra days in Blaine then Semihamoo marina, thanks to a kind offer from friends who gracefully lent us their dock for a few...

We stayed at Deception Pass State Park for a few days, waiting for our packages to arrive in Anacortes. The park did not disappoint and...

First, back to Anacortes where we secured a nice spot for the next couple of weeks. At the end of a dock, with an open view of the...

With a slight feeling of "end of summer holidays" we made our way to Reid Harbor on Stuart Island. The entrance is rather narrow and you...

After picking up our package in Anacortes and getting our heating circulation back up online we decided to once again head out to the San...

We arrived in Anacortes 10 minutes before check-in. Perfect timing as far as I am concerned. Cape Sante marina is one of our favorites in...

On our way from Stuart Island to Anacortes to pick up some spares, the brushes for our heat circulating pump, we decided to stop at James...

We set off for Stuart Island with a sense that we were finally getting to the San Juan Islands today. I choose Stuart Island as our first...

We really enjoyed Neah Bay: Beautiful little spot. Convenient grocery shop right next to the marina, and some good food to be enjoyed...

We left Astoria West Basin in time for arrival at the North Jetty at the mouth of the river at 07:36, the anticipated slack tide. Clearly...

With the weather window I've been watching seemingly opening as of tonight for a few days, it seems we'll be off and on our way out of...

I've been watching the weather forecasts and doing simulations of our possible routes up to the San Juan de Fuca straight. I favor our...

We left Salpare Marina early to make sure we'd arrive in St Helen's to pick up some diesel in the morning. Leaving felt a little weird:...

Looking back at our winter in Salpare reminds me of how much we did on Enfin. Our days seemed similar and peaceful, yet by working almost...