Fun with Family and Friends in Desolation Sound
Sometimes people just have a bad day, and this must have been the case one June day in 1792 when Capt. Vancouver arrived at the northern end of the Strait…
Descending into Desolation
We took two nice days to laze around Bull Harbor and Roller Bay recovering from our overnight sojourn. The rocks on Roller Bay's long and steep beach are truly remarkable. …
Gingerly winding south – with Puffins and Shearwaters
We slipped away from our G'Sung Gwaii tour after completing our visit to the beach site with all its story-filled poles and headed south. The wind forecast was 15-25 kts…
A Memorable Visit with many Mortuary and Memorial Poles
After two great sailing days, we are securely anchored in Rose Inlet with the wind still blowing. If the weather permits, Friday morning, July 29th, promises to be the highlight…
An early morning in Echo Bay lagoon
Leslie's alarm went of at 5:42 a.m., her old 'get up and jog with Carol' before school time. By 6 o'clock we were rowing Pacifico over the flat, reflective water…
Going Gingerly down Hecate Strait – Help, Help, It’s Kelp!
OMG, what a day.....! We experienced the high of visiting the ancient Haida site of K'uuna Linagaay (Skedans) and the low of losing our reading on the depth finder to…
Modern Haida Culture – as seen through the eyes of a native
Through the Visitor Center in Queen Charlotte City, we were put in touch with Dick Bellis (Skil Q'uas), a 77 year old native born here of a Finnish man and…
On to Haida Gwaii!
The Hecate Strait which lies between Haida Gwaii (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands) and the BC mainland has a fearsome reputation. When a strong pressure system is around, the waves…
Contrasts in The Heart of the Great Bear Rainforest
From the north end of Vancouver Island up to the border with Alaska is 400 kilometers of forested islands separated by thousands of kilometers of inlets and bays and more.…
A Swell Experience: Rounding Cape Caution
July 1: We left Port McNeil in tandem, but not for long, with one of the R2AK racers which had stopped for the night and to examine some of the…
A Quick and Wonderful trip to Victoria
We took a long bus ride from the northern end of Vancouver Island down to the southern tip at Victoria. This 9 hour trip took us from cool, damp, gray…
Alert Bay and the First Nations
We have spent two nights at the government dock in Alert Bay on Cormorant Island. We found some Internet, some restaurant food, and some old and new totem poles. We…
A Visit to OrcaLab
After our visit to the Indian villages that are disappearing into the landscape, we anchored on Hanson Island. This island has been officially incorporated as the southern-most extent of the…
Sailing into the Broughton Archepelago
Almost a week ago we were about to enter the region known as “Johnstone Strait” which has a reputation for nasty winds and waves. Our passage was pacific. After passing…
Running the Rapids!
After leaving Hornby Island, we beat our way northwest for almost 40 nautical miles. We passed close to Mittlenach Provincial Nature Park and debated stopping in a tiny bay called…
WALKING A CURIOUS SHORELINE AND ROAD – Hornby Island
Walking the shoreline south from Ford Bay on Hornby Island toward the south end of the island at Norman Point is an other-worldly experience. The shore is composed of layers…
HERE COMES QUALICUM!!
We now have left the good old US of A and hope that you all can play some needed 'Trump' card and clean things up by the time we return. …
Northward Bound
Well, here it is June 5, 2016, and we are 'ready' to head north on Cat's Cradle with our goal to wander slowly northward, stopping here and there, and settling…
An October Sailing Cruise
We left home some 10 days ago. Three sailboats from the Friday Harbor Sailing Club headed north into Canada. Our goal: Princess Louisa and Chatterbox Falls. As it turned out…
A short visit to “The Wild Farm”
Laura and Tucker are off singing and drumming along the banks of the Snake River and Leslie and Val are taking care of Oz and Tennessee. On Sunday, the Veirs…