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Nanaimo Sandstone formation

The Nanaimo Sandstorm formation runs north to south in the Gulf Islands. It is wonderfully varied from the waves and wind. (View Post…)

To Silva Bay

The first leg of our trip is to Port McNeil, a small community at the northern end of Vancouver Island. It is a perfect jumping off point to cross Queen Charlotte Sound into the more remote coastal waters of the west coast of mainland BC. Our good fr…

We are off for Alaska!

Alaska Bound – We are off!! (Continued…)

Brian Pemberton, astride his Harley

Brian owns our charter company and is one of the finest individuals that we know. He has taught us many lessons about boating. He is going off to Alaska this summer with a group of friends by motorcycle. Here he is geared up and ready to go!! Have …

Isle of Palms is still our base but we’ve made a road trip or two just because we could!

Funny the things I took for granted when I lived on land!  Jumping in the car to run errands was just a given and I took that, along with other things, to be just the way life was lived.   We have a rental car for a bit (although we st…

Grand Banks Rendezvous

We went to the Rendezvous to test out systems on our boat. It is always great to see old friends and meet new ones. Here is a view of part of the dock with all of the GBs. (View Post…)

Orlando,FL-Isle of Palms, SC, -Charlotte, NC,- Isle of Palms – Amelia Island, FL 13 January – 16 April, 2013

Winter Moonrise over Wild Dunes

We’ve been remiss.  There’s been no blogging for 3 months because there hasn’t been too much about which to blog.  Now’s the time to try and catch up.  Never did we think, when we arrived here in …

Gulu to Entebbe, let’s stop in Murchison Falls National Park.

We were exhausted after leaving St. Monica’s. We had worked long days caring for children and adults in the community. The bus ride would be long back to Entebbe (10 hours?), but we thought a visit to Murchison Falls National Park would give us an oppo…

Gulu to Entebbe, let’s stop in Murchison Falls National Park.

We were exhausted after leaving St. Monica’s. We had worked long days caring for children and adults in the community. The bus ride would be long back to Entebbe (10 hours?), but we thought a visit to Murchison Falls National Park would give us an oppo…

Mercy’s Village -Gulu-you see, you can make a difference!

A Californian woman visited Uganda and wanted to make a difference. She started Mercy’s Village with her own money and that donated by her friends and family. She continues to collect donations for the school through a 501 3c and visits once or twice a…