Canada / 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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Canada / August 17, 2023

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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Canada / 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

Provisioning and Maintenance

The wind picked up yesterday afternoon and we are now on the dock in Nanaimo waiting for the winds to slow down a bit. This gives me some time for repairs and maintenance. Today I took on the maintenance task of replacing our raw water washdown. I am not sure if all the 4788’s are

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Canada - Gulf Islands / 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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4788 / August 11, 2023

Galiano Island – Montague Harbour

Since we crossed the border today the spelling of harbor changed to harbour. Here are our distances so far. 2023-08-09 10.70 Miles 2023-08-10 29.20 Miles And here is the route from Sucia Island to Galiano Island. It took about 3 hours. Crossing the border was easy with our Nexus passes and already being in the

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4788 / August 10, 2023

Summer 2023 Desolation Sound Trip – Day 1

After a number of repairs in July and our shakedown cruise last weekend, we are now on the way. Today is day 1 on the desolation sound trip. We left Sandy Point in the late afternoon and made it to Sucia Island in time for dinner. Tomorrow we cross the border and head to Montague

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4788 / August 6, 2023

Roche Harbor for one night.

Tonight will be night 84 on the boat, and we are at Roche Harbor to round out our shakedown cruise. Here is the route so far on this trip. About 36 miles. So far so good on the first trip after getting our generator replaced. Ready to head home tomorrow, then on to desolation sound

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San Juan Islands / August 4, 2023

Finally – Shakedown cruise after repairs

Last night we stayed at Sucia Island State Park on anchor, and tonight we at at Prevost Harbor on the dock on Stuart Island. Tonight will be night 82 on the boat since we purchased it. This is our first trip out after new bottom paint, a new generator, freshly detailed and waxed, new canvas

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