tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57328253282328050562024-03-13T20:00:42.552-07:00Splendid JourneyWet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.comBlogger441125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-55969362922413294222019-03-25T11:36:00.003-07:002019-03-25T11:36:45.907-07:00<br />
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Well, it has been almost 5 years since my last post on this blog! We have still be out sailing and traveling, but we moved away from blogging and onto other ways to keep in touch with family and friends. Now is a good time to bring this blog up to date and let our followers know what we have we are doing.<br />
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Over the last few years we spent many a day and night on the water with our grandchildren, meeting up with friends from far and wide, or just enjoying the peace and quiet of an out of the way anchorage by ourselves. We sailed north along the BC coast, always stopping at our favourite places and exploring many areas that we hadn't been. So many fun memories to carry us way into the future.<br />
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Splendid Mane has been the absolute perfect boat for us. We never felt like we needed anything bigger, but we were glad we didn't have one smaller! We were warm and comfortable, safe and secure, always had everything we needed. Being out on a boat for months at a time makes you realize how very little you really need to live. My sister-in-law once said, "Just take wine and beer, the sea provides the rest!"<br />
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Last summer we cruised north again almost to the Alaskan border, spending almost three months on the water. The trip was excellent in every way.... beautiful weather, new places, lots of fishing and crabbing, and fun nights with friends. It was a good ending to the "boating" part of our lives.<br />
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Yes, Splendid Mane will be listed for sale soon. I feel sad writing this as I think of all the good memories we made, all the fun we had! There truly is nothing else like exploring out beautiful coast on a boat, going where you want when you want. Having said that, we know we are ready to move on to something different in our lives. <br />
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Kathy and Jerry, Maggie and Buddy Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-60202367947817008792014-08-22T08:50:00.000-07:002014-08-22T08:50:00.299-07:00Whipping through Port McNeill and then home.Friday August 22<br />
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We arrived in Port McNeil on Friday August 15 after motor sailing across Queen Charlotte Strait from a little one boat cove we found on our travels last year. It is the perfect little spot, out of the wind and chop and with a nice sandy beach, and you know what that means...<br />
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The docks and harbour in Port McNeill were jammed and as we found out the next morning, they were getting set up for their annual Orca Festival, the biggest event of the year in Port McNeill. After getting a few groceries, we headed back to the boat, and then got in the line up for fuel which took us nearly an hour. But sometimes good things come to people who are patient. One of the bigger fish boats tossed 4 big sockeye over to the sailboat ahead of us (why, we do not know!), and after getting tied up at the fuel dock, the sailboat owners brought us one of the fish simply for letting them get in ahead of us. You never know where your next meal will come from!...<br />
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We saw thousands of these little "jellyfish" on the west coast of Price Island. With the sun reflecting off their sails, they looked like soap bubbles all over the surface of the waves. </div>
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Back at the dock in Ladysmith on Wednesday August 20. It usually takes us 3 or 4 days to get the boat cleaned out, laundry done, inside washed and vacuumed and then everything put back in it's place. This is not the fun part.</div>
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So, our journey ends for another year. No plans yet for next summer, but we have tossed around the idea of spending it at home (akkkk!!!) and doing a sailing adventure either in the spring or fall. </div>
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Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-73633460914843718072014-08-06T13:10:00.002-07:002014-08-06T13:10:17.217-07:00Back in Canada... checking in at Prince Rupert.Wednesday Aug 6<br />
The last few days in Alaska were absolutely beautiful. We had sunny hot weather, so nice in fact we decided we would go for a swim! Very refreshing!<br />
Of all the on shore walks we took in Alaska, we found very little garbage, unlike our last trip in 2007. Maybe people are cleaning up the beaches as they go there and hopefully everyone is getting the message that you just can't throw this stuff out in the water. All the news about the Japanese tsunami probably helped to open peoples eyes to the problem.<br />
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Warm Beach Bay, the water was a pleasant 17 degrees! This spot is just inside the Alaskan border.</div>
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These are some interesting fossils we picked up on a beach. Anyone know what they are from?</div>
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We arrived in Craig on POW today, after a beautiful sunny morning of motoring through intricate channels and islands. This is an area where you really have to pay attention otherwise you will end up on the bottom or hitting a rock. And after all the rain we have had, it was really nice to finally dry out.</div>
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Our trip from Sitka around the west coast of Baranof was not as exciting as we had hoped. The weather has not co-operated for us, we mostly had rain or showers and light wind, but the chop was just the kind that makes for an uncomfortable ride. </div>
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Fortunately we have found some very nice anchorages, little nooks of calm. We have seen lots of wildlife (sea otters galore, sea lions, whales, seals, bears and so many different birds) and absolutely beautiful scenery. The creeks and waterfalls are spectacular (because of all the rain), and pictures really don't do them justice. </div>
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This is Maggie when she gets on shore!</div>
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On our way south out of Chatham Strait, we encountered humpbacks by the dozens, all doing their bubble-net feeding and completely out of the water breeching. The first time we actually heard the sound a humpback makes after such a breech was when we were sailing slowly along and all of a sudden just off the port side a whale did a total body slam! The sound was unlike anything I have ever heard, a big KABOOM! Scared the s**t out of me. I think they do this to stun the fish, making them easier to catch. At least that is my theory, I really don't know for sure.</div>
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Well, we are back in Sitka, one of our favourite towns in Alaska. Unfortunately, it started to rain late today, but we are hoping it won't last too long since we plan to do some biking around town tomorrow. We will stay here two nights and then head south along the west coast of Baranof Island. Once we get around the southern cape, we will decide which way to go depending on which way the wind is blowing... hehe... we might be heading north again!!</div>
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On our way yesterday, we came across this colony of over 100 sea otters, just hanging.</div>
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That little boat in the centre is Splendid Mane at anchor in Kalinin Bay, Baranof Island.</div>
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The two waters in Glacier Bay ... one full of glacial silt.</div>
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Ice berg, unusual colour, and unusual shape.</div>
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Reid Glacier, Reid Inlet where we anchored for two nights.</div>
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Internet at the library in Pelican. This town of 80 residents has no roads, only boardwalks. People get around on quads or bikes or on foot. </div>
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Sea lions in Glacier Bay, part of a colony of about 1000.</div>
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Reid Glacier, in Reid Inlet where we anchored. This glacier is only partly tidal, meaning most of the time it is not in the water. The chunks in the middle of the picture would be about 20' cubes. </div>
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Momma bear in Reid Inlet.</div>
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Momma with her two cubs from this year.</div>
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We arrived in Juneau earlier today. We thought we would be here and enjoy July 4th fireworks, but seems they have already had the display... it happened last night at midnight. :-(<br />
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Jerry hanging the laundry out to dry on a warm sunny day!</div>
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Maggie enjoys this special spot on Jerry's lap while we are sailing, she has her life jacket on.</div>
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After almost a full day of sailing, we anchored in Oliver Inlet on the north end of Admiralty Island. It was a little difficult to get into, on high tide slack we only had 4.5' under our keel through the entrance. So we knew we would have to leave on a high tide (this morning) and it was 2' less, so as we slowly motored out, in two places we had as little as 2.5' under our keel. White knuckles and sphincter tightening! :-)</div>
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This is the railway tram used for portaging a canoe or kayak across a muskeg bog from the end of Oliver Inlet on Admiralty Island about half a mile to the end of another inlet on Admiralty. This was way too much fun!! Worth the visit for sure!</div>
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We anchored in Tracy Arm Cove with the brown bears and ice bergs. Last trip to Alaska we ventured up Tracy Arm to see the glaciers but couldn't get close because of too much ice. This trip we were going to go up Endicott Arm but decided to visit Glacier Bay instead. Talking to other boaters, we have learned there is a lot of ice in both arms and we would not be able to get close anyway. </div>
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We learned that ice bergs are blue because the colours in the light from the sun are all absorbed by the ice except for blue. When the bergs are first formed is when they are the bluest, but as they age, they then to become white. The intense blue colour is hard to capture with a camera, there is something about seeing it with your own eyes that makes it so special. </div>
<br />Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-1277484044477373912014-06-27T15:23:00.002-07:002014-06-27T15:23:41.437-07:00Petersburg AlaskaFriday June 27<br />
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We have arrived in Petersburg, and the trip so far has been quite an adventure. We have been trying to explore some places we didn't get into last time we were here. Petersburg wasn't one of them, but it is such a quaint town, we really couldn't pass it up.<br />
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We have finally had a couple days of no rain, the last week has been hard to take with all the rain we had. If it wasn't raining, it was spitting or misting. We only just yesterday got dried out. But it really is amazing what a few days of sun will do for your spirits! </div>
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Dungeness crab season opened here on June 15th so just about all the anchorages have a gazillion crab traps and mostly in the depth of water we need to anchor. So it does make things a bit more interesting when putting down the anchor. </div>
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We enjoyed our time in Ketchikan (except for the rain, which was one downpour after another), but we were glad to move on. Originally we were only going to stay one night, but the next day's forecast was completely miserable, so we decided to hunker down and have a popcorn day.</div>
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Truly the most beautiful spot on our trip so far was the end of Quotoon Inlet off Work Channel just northeast of Port Simpson. And we had the pleasure of sharing that time with Margie and Al on their boat. We will definitely visit this area again.</div>
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Pair of grizzly cubs, Work Inlet BC. You can almost expect to see bears everywhere you stop.</div>
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We arrived in Prince Rupert harbour yesterday afternoon. We started off motoring into 15-20 knots of wind, but then with a bit of a change in wind direction and our heading we were able to put up the sails and had a exciting sail all the way into the harbour. </div>
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From Ladysmith Harbour to Crease Island in the Broughton's took us just 3 1/2 days, that is a record time for us, but we really pushed it. Normally we would take at least a week to do that distance.</div>
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From Port McNeill to Prince Rupert, the trip has been mostly uneventful. We have seen humpbacks and dolphins, caught a nice big ling cod, and done some beach combing (haven't found any treasures yet!).<br />
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Miss Maggie... where do I go from here?</div>
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After my last post, I did promise to tell a little story and it just happens to be about Miss Maggie. We went for a walk after anchoring in a small cove on the mainland. We knew we might be in bear country, so went prepared with our can of bear spray. We walked along an old logging road for about 30 minutes and turned around and shortly after that we all three saw a grizzly come out of the forest about 150 feet in front of us. Maggie took off after him before we could do anything. So, we both ran after Maggie, shouting all the way. The bear ran as fast as he could trying to get away from this awful monster that was right on his heals and making big loud noises! She came back, after probably chasing the bear for half a kilometer, looking like she was in big trouble, but we were just so glad to see her again! So, from now on, we will have her on a leash if there is any chance bears are around. </div>
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Well, we are at it again.... we have departed on our next adventure and our most northern destination is Juneau Alaska and everything in between. We are not going to be posting as much as in the past, we will only have internet when we are in a marina or go ashore.</div>
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Bucaneer Bay, Thormanby Island, first night anchorage.</div>
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Our first day out, we were lucky to get in a few hours of sailing, but mostly the wind blew straight (NW) on our bow. All the way up Georgia Strait and up past Desolation and into the Broughtons, we had NW wind. </div>
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Today, Wednesday, we arrived in Port McNeil to fuel up and fill water tanks. Tomorrow we will cross Queen Charlotte Strait and anchor in Blunden Harbour. On Friday June 6th, we will round Cape Caution and head up the BC coast to Prince Rupert. </div>
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We have already seen our fair share of wildlife in the first few days of our trip. Just off Texada Island, we crossed paths with a beautiful large pod of orca whales. And several times we have seen single and mini pods of dolphins. And a grizzly bear! And do we have a story to tell! But I am going to wait to tell you until my next post, just to keep you hanging in there!</div>
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All's well... Kathy and Jerry aboard SV Splendid Mane.</div>
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Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-47596977949648920462013-08-20T09:09:00.001-07:002013-08-20T09:09:40.606-07:00Family Photo<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DvBV95WZsi8/UhOSys4IDgI/AAAAAAAAtrg/rkItiVqz6rI/s640/IMG_4271.JPG" alt="Inline image 1" width="474" height="356"><br> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">It was next to impossible to get Maggie to co-operate! This was taken on our walk after anchoring in Becher Bay, near Sooke. Wonderful waterfront park for everyone to enjoy, with a beautiful sandy beach and lots of hiking trails and even some petroglyphs to have a look at. </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m4Qrjp5y-EU/UhOUfMKn3zI/AAAAAAAAtsY/EQmyP7wfTSQ/s640/IMG_4265.JPG" alt="Inline image 2" width="474" height="355"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> Splendid Mane at anchor with the Olympic Peninsula Mountains of Washington State in the background.</div></div> Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-16986238547754351792013-08-20T08:59:00.001-07:002013-08-20T08:59:30.736-07:00Leaving the Pacific behind.<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I am playing catch up on our few last days out on the water. We arrive home last Thursday afternoon. We left Port San Juan on Tuesday morning and motored about 30 miles to Becher Bay, catching another coho along the way. For the most part, the fog had left us alone, but we did not have enough wind to fill our sails.<img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9vIL68N-U2w/UgvlYLs0Y5I/AAAAAAAAtpA/HiFqxw1_1N4/s640/IMG_4264.JPG" alt="Inline image 2" width="474" height="355"></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Oh well, Maggie and I enjoyed the day!</div></div> Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-7221026279713043022013-08-14T13:23:00.001-07:002013-08-14T13:23:46.202-07:00Port San Juan<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">We anchored Monday night (Aug 12) in Port San Juan after motoring most of the day in pea soup fog. As we approached our anchorage, the fog started to lift (and we caught another coho). We watched as the fog rolled into the bay and hit the sides, but it never came close to us again.<img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-g-4OhyBbiGo/UgvloXhTXsI/AAAAAAAAtpI/2O32BXasqAE/s640/IMG_4256.JPG" alt="Inline image 1"></div> </div> Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-70199970291858791212013-08-14T09:37:00.001-07:002013-08-14T09:37:16.499-07:00Dog Fish<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eMJbuJsPzuM/UgUhcV9vcrI/AAAAAAAAtnQ/6mnM-kDwAk8/s640/IMG_4123.JPG" alt="Inline image 1" width="474" height="355"><br> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I know, I know.... I wasn't going to make this trip all about Miss Maggie, but seriously, how can you not just love that face?!? She is waiting for her share of the salmon we just caught. Maggie likes fresh salmon, raw or cooked, but she doesn't like white fish such as rock cod or ling cod. And she doesn't like crab either. Go figure! </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">When we catch a fish, she absolutely goes BONKERS, and tries to help us by biting and licking the fish once we get it in the net. Way too funny!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> <br></div> </div> Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-60009001562727947672013-08-12T07:48:00.001-07:002013-08-12T07:48:58.251-07:00<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7N5Kkcp0L8U/UgUhq2Q9meI/AAAAAAAAtng/j5OsqgSw-1g/s640/IMG_4129.JPG" alt="Inline image 1" width="474" height="355"><br> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Fog just moving in while we were anchored in Quait Bay.</div></div> Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-64781300405668609672013-08-12T07:46:00.001-07:002013-08-12T07:46:14.572-07:00Leaving Bamfield<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-IiHXGXHrANc/UgUiEAlXhYI/AAAAAAAAtn4/Y6uK4yc4Vkw/s640/IMG_4160.JPG" alt="Inline image 1" width="474" height="355"><br> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Well, today is Monday August 12th and we are just leaving Bamfield. Our original plan was to head out on Saturday but the wind decided to do an about turn. So we headed over to Bamfield and hooked up with Rick and Rosita. Yesterday Rick took us out fishing on his FAST boat and we hauled in 8 beautiful coho, 4 for each of Jerry and I!! It was unbelievably fun, especially when we scored two double headers, that is two fish on at the same time, and we landed all of them.</div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">So, we are on our way home, today will be a long day, we might make it almost to Victoria and if not we will be in Port Renfrew tonight.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> <br></div></div> Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-15016754601770158532013-08-10T13:38:00.001-07:002013-08-10T13:38:51.119-07:00Fog-ust<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ppzss8ugcfc/UgUhMBxYPxI/AAAAAAAAtm8/-U7O6o_WNqM/s640/IMG_4105.JPG" alt="Inline image 1" width="474" height="355"></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">This is a photo of fog moving in from the Pacific, hitting an island and then curling back on itself. On this particular day, it was the only fog. Yesterday we motored in fog for most of the day but just before we anchored it cleared off and we had beautiful sunshine. One of our favourite places to anchor in Barkley Sound is behind Refuge Island, close to Lucky Creek. The water temperature was a pleasant 19 degrees (68 fahrenheit) in the bay and just a little cooler in the river. So we all enjoyed a fresh water bath, including Maggie.</div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Trying our luck at catching some fish today!</div></div> Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-43491908715978114462013-08-07T14:57:00.001-07:002013-08-07T14:57:02.186-07:00Fog, fog, fog<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4Ya0DPjqq5A/UgLCF1olDkI/AAAAAAAAtmg/ycJBuafmUAo/s640/IMG_4095.JPG" alt="Inline image 1" width="474" height="355"><br> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">One of the most common features of the west coast of Vancouver Island in August is the prevalence of fog. It is not fun to move around in for obvious reasons. Right now we are having a thick blanket of fog off the coast, so we are going to sit here near Tofino and see how the day shapes up tomorrow.</div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div></div> Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-40176845902300294082013-08-06T17:42:00.001-07:002013-08-06T17:42:51.437-07:00Back from the wilderness of the west coast.<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bkxpeQ4G_KQ/UgF17lZi36I/AAAAAAAAtl8/bhkIz5_ET4I/s640/IMG_3759.JPG" alt="Inline image 1"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> We have arrived in East Clayoquot Sound, not too far from Tofino, which is why we have internet now! Our travels for the last two weeks have been AWESOME! We have enjoyed some great sailing, rounding Brooks Peninsula in 38 knots of wind! We are catching salmon, rock cod and lots of crab (no prawns yet!). We've seen humpbacks, lots of sea otters, black bears and heard the lonely howl of wolves (first time ever!). Some of our anchorages have had surprisingly warm water and we have done a fair bit of swimming. The picture above is of a beautiful pool with waterfall close to our anchorage on the north side of Brooks. That water was too cold to swim, but wading was very refreshing. </div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Over the next few days, I will be able to post quite a bit since we will have internet for the most part from here on in. Tomorrow we will probably make a run for Barkley Sound and the Broken Islands. The winds are suppose to be blowing from the NW which is perfect for a sail into Ukee.</div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bkpME6TfOIQ/UgF3T2ZMCuI/AAAAAAAAtmM/UxXzjP2zj8M/s512/IMG_3772.JPG" alt="Inline image 2"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> Full moon over Brooks Peninsula.</div></div> Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-4169172185658873262013-07-21T11:04:00.001-07:002013-07-21T11:04:41.411-07:00Arrival at Winter Harbour<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wC-up5ZZKDA/UewiT1PBkXI/AAAAAAAAtlc/40m-F3OAZ0o/w669-h502-no/IMG_3726.JPG" alt="Inline image 1" width="474" height="355"><br> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">We arrived yesterday afternoon in Winter Harbour after a very wonderful day of sailing down wind on Vancouver Island's west coast. Just wanted to let everyone know where we are!</div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div></div> Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-89503181117990298422013-07-14T10:09:00.001-07:002013-07-14T10:09:11.442-07:00Shelter Bay, northwest Queen Charlotte Strait<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-apAerBDqQXg/UeLaE1vEGeI/AAAAAAAAtkc/yFN8OTnU_ic/w669-h502-no/IMG_3593.JPG" alt="Inline image 1" width="474" height="355"><br> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">A nice surprise awaited us when we anchored in this small bay, a beautiful big soft white sand beach. You can see Splendid Mane in the background, the bay is shallow so we had to anchor a ways out. We are staying here today and then will head out across Queen Charlotte Strait to the Vancouver Island side to position ourselves for the rounding of Cape Scott.</div> </div> Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-58776866506076014702013-07-13T11:16:00.001-07:002013-07-13T11:16:31.354-07:00Blunden Harbour<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EHoeh2lLNp0/UeGX7v3mUdI/AAAAAAAAtkM/jtfwfvQ8F9Y/w669-h502-no/IMG_3563.JPG" alt="Inline image 1" width="474" height="355"><br> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">We arrived in Blunden Harbour on Thursday afternoon, got in a little sailing but mostly motoring. Tucked into the west corner of the harbour, we still had winds buffeting us up to 10 knots. After dinner, we went ashore for a little exploration.</div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Friday we decided to take it easy and just stayed put, did some reading and then took the dingy to see the reversing falls, very cool.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> Today, Saturday, we are heading out again. On our way to the Walker Group of Islands, just a little north and east of Port Hardy. We are having a beautiful sail today, and just spotted a group of about 8-10 orca... they swam right under our boat but didn't stop to say hi. It looked like they were on a mission, or maybe chasing some fish. We are hoping to catch a nice salmon for dinner tonight, got the line out so we will keep our fingers crossed.</div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div></div> Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-23198100249301030462013-07-10T20:02:00.001-07:002013-07-10T20:02:24.503-07:00Catch du jour<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/G510eZ1abAzCTQ6bIsJ49jkIHY6xUedU41DONFqJ97GQ=w276-h207-p-no" alt="Inline image 1" width="420" height="315"><br></div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Here are two of the five nice sized Dungeness crabs we caught this evening. They are already cooked and will be dinner tomorrow and maybe a few more days too! This was all the result of talking to a fisherman who was cleaning his two salmon, he didn't want the heads and he told us where to put our trap down. Voila!</div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">We will be leaving early tomorrow morning and heading north again. I am not sure about our internet, so if you don't hear from us for awhile, no worries, we will be in touch again once we get to Winter Harbour.</div> </div> Wet Coastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732825328232805056.post-85072763384695348082013-07-10T11:33:00.001-07:002013-07-10T11:37:15.656-07:00Port McNeill<div dir="ltr">
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We arrived in Port McNeill yesterday and met Margie for the Mom transfer. Thank you Margie for coming all the way up island to pick her up, we know that was a long 3 hour drive for you. And adios to Mom, we enjoyed having you aboard!<br />
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