May 16, 2011Monday morning the good weather had departed, and the rain was falling, heavy most of the time. We had arranged to share a car rental with Jim and Cheryl so we could not only see both ends of the road, but also the scenic spots too far to …
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Lowe Inlet to Foggy Bay and Ketchikan
A peaceful evening in Foggy Bay Raindancer and Sea Jay in Foggy Bay A view of Bottleneck Inlet Entrance in the rainMay 13, 2011Underway in rain seems to be the norm these days, and today was no exception. We left Lowe Inlet at 0750 in rain and 44 degr…
Bottleneck Inlet to Khutze and Lowe Inlet
Waterfall Point, Finlayson Channel Rainbow in Khutze Inlet It is still Winter hereOrca swimming alongside Spirit Another view of Waterfall Point5/11/2011If the sun was shining this morning we had arranged for Sea Jay to take photos of Spirit at Waterf…
Shearwater to Bottleneck Inlet
We awoke this morning to wind and rain, with wind gusts to 30 knots, and wondered whether we were going to be able to leave the dock. However, the weather forecast predicted the winds would calm to 10 knots or so by noon, so about 1017 we and Sea Jay d…
North to Prince Rupert
No posts for the next 3-4 days as we head into Northern BC
Fury Cove to Shearwater via Namu
After a peaceful night at anchor rafted next to Sea Jay, Miriam and I got up and began Mother’s Day with breakfast and then launched the tender and took a photo tour of Fury Cove in the sunshine. During the very early morning hours most of the boats a…
Port McNeill to Fury Cove
Or, what were you doing on opening day of yachting season??After a night of waking up at intervals (0130, 0400, 0700) to check the weather reports for Queen Charlotte Sound, and the buoy reports for “West Sea Otter” buoy, Jim Matheson and I initially d…
Dent Island to Port McNeill
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 …
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…
