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55 Days to Departure for the 2011 Adventure

Since Spirit arrived back in Anacortes after the sojourn in Lake Union, planning for the 2011 trip to SE Alaska has been intense. We spent time at the Seattle Boat Show looking for additional safety equipment to better prepare for offshore cruising an…

Spirit is back in Anacortes

After nearly two months in Lake Union, Spirit is now safely moored at her home port, Anacortes Marina.We are now on the 4th ECM for the Cummins main engine, and hope the problems with the ECM, wiring harnesses and other engine controls have been put to…

The Downside of Electronic Engine Controls

Failed Main Engine wiring harness SIM module connectorLast week we decided to go to Victoria, BC for a few days since the Fall weather has been so nice. Joe and Sarah Dreussi were going to go with us and had placed Gracie, their black lab, into doggie…

Decompression and Reflections

The past four months have been filled with so many memories of people we have met, places we have seen and activities we have done that sorting out what we would do again and what was most memorable will take some time. To help us on that mental journ…

The cruise ends, but the story is not over!

September 1, 2010The marina was still when we awoke and prepared to get underway for the final day of the 2010 Spirit Voyage. The heavy rain from the night before had stopped and the skies were clearing as we disconnected shore power and untied the li…

Desolation Sound to Vancouver

Moon near Dent IslandView down Pryce ChannelMoonrise in Prideaux HavenCanadian Goose Begging for Food in Squirrel CoveAugust 24, 2010Leaving Dent Island Lodge behind, we entered Yuculta Rapids at slack water and proceeded down Calm Passage. Although w…

Port Harvey, Cordero Lodge and Dent Island Lodge

The view down Cordero ChannelHeron Fishing at Dent IslandAugust 20, 2010Our route from Sullivan Bay took us back down past Echo Bay, Cramer Passage, Retreat Passage, Spring Passage and into Knight Inlet. Along the way we saw porpoises, bears on shore …

Laura Bay and Greenway Sound

River Otters at Laura Bay CoveStern Tied in Laura Bay Cove for the first time this seasonIncredible sceneryHike to Broughton LakeBroughton LakeDinner at Greenway SoundRemains of a boat high up in the hills, are we on Mount Ararat? An example of our pr…

Kwatsi Bay

Kwatsi Bay is deserving of the name “Glory Be” Directions to the marina – it is the only structure in the bay. The scenery at rustic Kwatsi Bay MarinaWe departed Pierre’s shortly after 10 AM, bound for Kwatsi Bay. We could see “Sea Jay”( Jim and Chery…

Pierre’s and Pig Roasts

Pierre unveils the pig, soon to be eaten by allPatrick & John in Pirate Garb (sort of)Friday morning, the 13th, we departed Port McNeill in dense fog, which had been dissipating but then settled back to only about 100 yards visibility as we cleare…