We left the docks of Port McNeil late in the afternoon and headed to Alert Bay. For whatever reason we had a hard time setting the anchor – it just dragged and dragged through the soft mud bottom. I think re anchoring is one of the most annoying aspects of boating. When we finally, Read More
We landed in Shusharti Bay and watched the sun burn up the fog and turn the skies a brilliant shade of blue. Everyone is always a bit tired after an overnight so the day was pretty relaxed. We toured around the islets in Otto and ventured up the creek a short ways at high, Read More
Was perfectly uneventful. We sailed downwind half the way and motored the other half. The seas were small. We had waffles for dinner and watched the albatross’ swooping through the wave troughs. There was a glorious sunset and an uneventful night. As we crossed Niwiti bar in the morning we watched a dozen or, Read More
Our last night in Gwaii Haanas was on the southern tip near Cape St. James. It is hard to imagine a place like this exists and remains so pristine. The beach is velvety smooth sand and runs for over a kilometre. Several streams empty into the bay and we saw deer foraging among the, Read More
S’Gaang Gway meaning Wailing Women, is the Haida name for Anthony Island, and is name such for the sound of the water wailing through a blowhole on the island. It is also the site of the best preserved Northwest Native village in the world and is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The other name, Read More
We headed for the mooring ball at Dolomite Narrows to check out the situation. This is a drying channel at low low tides that runs very quickly at higher tides. We planned to make the transit at slack on a rising tide. When we arrived at the mooring it was clear that the tide, Read More
It has been raining. And I mean pouring. Just immense amounts of water falling from the heavens. The watchmen are all very happy to have this rain. It has been a very dry summer and the river levels are low, causing salmon to wait at their mouths (as we found). The immense amount of, Read More
Our home afloat is just that, our home, where everyday situations occur. We laugh and cry and fight and make up. We argue about bedtimes and we have dishes to wash and dinners to make. Sometimes these little details end up consuming our days and we forget that we are living these details out, Read More
Although the Hot Spring dried up after the earthquake that shock the island 3 years ago, they have slowly been returning. Today there is a perfect pool for kids and a barrel to soak in water as hot as you wish it to be. We splashed in the pool then headed to the barrel, Read More
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