Orca’s near Green Point RapidsThe pod appeared to have at least 7 membersPutting on a show for usDeparting the sceneMay 6, 2011High slack water at Dent Rapids was predicted to be at 0649, an early wakeup. We had made arrangements the previous evening …
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Marsh Harbour Again
Thursday, May 5, 2011, Day 221. Moderately high winds are predicted for the next few days, Laurie and Brandy leave on Saturday, we need to pick up our mail, and we need to prepare Escapade for her trip back to Florida. For the above reasons, we decid…
Dent Island – Chapter Two
Getting Ready for Dinner at Dent Island LodgeThe eagle getting his appetizer on the fly!After getting Spirit squared away, phone calls made for spare parts, filling the water tanks, washing off the salt, Miriam and Patrick headed to dinner at the Dent…
Nanaimo to Desolation Sound and Dent Island
Waterfall in Teakerne Arm, Desolation SoundOur anchor “rabbit” in Prideaux HavenAnother beautiful evening in Prideaux Haven, Desolation SoundMay 3, 2011The wind decreased overnight and we left Nanaimo’s Cameron Island Marina at 0645 under partly cloudy…
Man-O-War Cay via Fowl Cay
Wednesday, May 4, 2011, Day 220. We woke up to a gorgeous morning in Hope Town and left at high tide en route to Man-O-War Cay via Fowl Cay. Fowl is a protected area where fishing is not allowed. The reef in this area is near the surface and attracts…
Hope Town
Monday, May 2, 2011, Day 218. The wind is predicted to last for the next couple of days. Escapades crew decided that we needed to move. Hope Town harbor seems as though it had nice protection. A call on the VHF radio confirmed that there were moori…
Roche Harbor to Nanaimo
After a leisurely breakfast at the Lime Kiln Grill with Jim & Cheryl Matheson, we headed out in moderate rain for Nanaimo about 0900. We called Canadian Customs and got a clearance number over the phone, but about 30 minutes later a large black inf…
2011 Selene Rendezvous
Some of the 31 Selene’s at Roche Harbor
The 2011 Selene Owner’s Rendezvous is over
It is a sunny but cool Sunday morning in Roche Harbor and most of the 31 Selene’s attending this year’s gathering have left, either starting their trip north to Alaska, or returning to their home ports. We intended to leave this morning also, but seve…
Great Guana Cay
Saturday, April 30, 2011, Day 216. In the morning, we re-provisioned, including a visit to the weekly farmers market, called Da Market, in Marsh Harbour. It’s the last of their weekly market events now that the summer’s coming. We were underway b…
