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...

As Forrest Gump would say. Today, part of the last pre-cruising preparation we went around greasing everything that moves. Rudder,...

4 whole carts of provisions to fit in the boat! Enough to feed a small army, and a hungry little husky for weeks and weeks to come. As...

When we left Enfin at the marina to take care of my health we weren't able to properly prepare the water maker. I had left it in...

All boat owners and cruisers have "the list" of things they want to do on their boat. The list somehow never gets shorter, and often for...