Canada / August 24, 2023

Heriot Bay Inn & Marina

Today our route took us 18.9 miles south from Octopus Islands to Heriot Bay Inn & Marina. We originally attempted to anchor at Rebecca Spit, but there were far too many boat wakes, so we decided to get a slip at the Heriot Bay Inn and Marina. Heriot bay is on Quadra Island and has

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Canada / August 23, 2023

On to Octopus Islands

We had an amazing view leaving Toba Wilderness Marina this morning. Then on to Octopus Islands via the Hole in the Wall rapids. Here is todays route for 23 miles for a total of 223 miles so far on this trip. Tonight will be the 14th night on board the boat so far on this

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Canada

Toba Wilderness Resort

Today is day 12 of our Desolation Sound journey. We had a short trip from Roscoe Bay to Toba Wilderness Resort. Yesterday afternoon the forest fire smoke really rolled in giving the sky a slight red tint. The smoke is not as bad as we have seen at home in previous years. Toba Wilderness Resor

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Desolation Sound / August 19, 2023

Roscoe Bay

What a beautiful location, and this is our first time doing the stern tie to shore in a tight anchorage. Marcia went to shore dragging the rope with the paddleboard. Here is our route from Squirrel Cove to Roscoe Bay. At Roscoe Bay first Marcia took each of the dogs for a paddleboard trip, then

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Desolation Sound / August 18, 2023

Squirrel Cove BC

Today we finally made it to desolation sound. Day 10 on our trip and several wind delays, but we are here now and it is amazing. For dinner Marcia made steak and shrimp on the barbecue, and home made bread that she baked while we were underway from Powell River to Squirrel Cove. One night

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Desolation Sound

Powell River

Today we travelled our longest day on the trip so far at 35 miles to Powell River from Secret Cove. Today was our longest day by just a fraction of a mile. 2023-08-09 10.70 Miles 2023-08-10 29.20 Miles 2023-08-12 34.20 Miles 2023-08-13 0.20 Miles 2023-08-14 0.20 Miles 2023-08-15 0.20 Miles 2023-08-16 28.80 Miles 2023-08-17 35.00

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4788 / August 17, 2023

Nanaimo to Secret Cove Marina

We finally escaped our wind-trapped location in Nanaimo and made our way to Secret Cove Marina on the Sunshine Coast BC. This involved crossing the Georgia Straight, and some wind and spray on the boat. Here is our trip route so far with todays trip being 28.7 miles for a total of 103 miles on

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Canada - Gulf Islands / August 14, 2023

One More Night in Nanaimo

With the temp at 92 degrees it would be nice to get out of Nanaimo, but the winds are too strong. 25mph to 35mph and the boat is rocking even being tied to the dock. We will ride out the wind on the dock for at least one more day. In the mean time, doing

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4788 / August 13, 2023

Dodd Narrows and Nanaimo

Today we travelled from Montague Harbor to Nanaimo via Dodd Narrows. Dodd Narrows was a wild ride, we were a bit impatient and did not want to wait for slack, so we hit it with a 6 knot northbound current. Here is the video of us travelling throught the narrows. The narrows seemed quite easy

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