David enjoying the view as we kayak around Prideaux Haven The week began beautifully as the barometer rose, leaving behind sunny skies and warm days which were easy to fill.  For the most part, we kept to ourselves and enjoyed paddling around the many coves and islets exploring areas of the parks we’d yet to discover.  By Monday it was hot and the kids were in the water...

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Cambria at home in Prideaux Haven. The rain had cleared by morning and it was another calm and quiet day on the Strait of Georgia.  We took our time getting ready to leave so that we wouldn’t have to battle against a head current and, even though we were motoring against an outgoing tide, we managed to gain a one knot push once we passed Powell River.  We...

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The sun setting in Ballet Bay. Feeling the effects of a great evening with Tani and Gary, we opted for a late departure from Pender Harbour yesterday and waited to up-anchor until after lunch.  There was hardly a breath of wind on the water and we had the Strait of Georgia to ourselves as we motored north to our next destination: Ballet Bay on the northern edge of...

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David enjoying a Father's Day sail across the Strait of Georgia. We left Nanaimo late Sunday morning and made our way across the Strait of Georgia for Pender Harbour, a group of small communities that share a common bay along the Sunshine Coast. What little wind we saw, eight to ten knots on average, was coming from the southeast – dare we hoist the sails?  Absolutely.  For a boat...

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The new valves for the forward head still showing blood from David's arms. They say you’ve “hit the wall” when you’re no longer making any progress while attempting to achieve a goal.  It’s the moment when you’re so tired, both mentally and physically, that you can’t seem to get out of your own way.  When everything that can go wrong, does and you’re faced with one problem after...

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   The epoxied hole and the through-hole as seen inside the bilge and outside the boat. Progress over the past week has been disappointingly slow, but not surprising.  We knew before we started this was going to be a difficult task, and it has been.  Difficult and painstaking.  Once the through-hulls were removed, each hole had to be sanded and the edges filled with epoxy for protection.  Once...

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The offending through-hull and fittings. Even on the best of days, it’s unusual to see David emerge from our cabin before nine o’clock (and by nine o’clock, I really mean ten).  The last few days have been no exception, even with all of the work that needs to be done.  Despite my great words of encouragement the other night, he continues to haunt the boat until the early...

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Cambria coming out of the water. The first of June is a special day to us.  Not only is it my sister’s birthday (and without her, who would I be?), but it’s the anniversary of the day we moved aboard our first boat together – Sky Walker.  That was eleven years ago.  But more importantly, one-quarter of my life.  I’m not sure where the time went or how do...

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