When I asked David if he had any advice about having guests aboard, his recommendation was “don’t.”  Which is exactly what I knew he would say.  Whether on land or on the water, guests can be stressful.  Part of this, of course, is simply because they don’t know your rhythms and routines . . . or what drives you crazy. But whether you have a “good” guest or...

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Sally enjoying the beaches of Calvert Island along the Central Coast of British Columbia. The Monkey's Fist, a website that collects blogs from cruisers on a series of topics, recently posted a request for blogs about the most important things you learned in your first year cruising to share with other newbies.  I’ve been wanting to write about Sally, our dog, for a while now and decided to...

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Now that our cruising season has officially ended, I’m excited to get back to blogging about things other than destinations; and what better topic than some of the products that make our lives a little bit easier and more comfortable on the water.  But I can’t claim the idea:  It comes from The Monkey Fist website where you can find posts from other cruisers on this subject, and hundreds other. ...

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We left Friday Harbor nearly a week ago to seek shelter from an incoming storm, choosing Reid Harbor off Stuart Island to ride it out.  In hindsight, it was a bad decision.  Though the anchorage offers protection from all quadrants, the wind was from a more easterly direction and the chop easily entered the bay. Saturday was uneventful, but Sunday was an entirely different day.  A large frontal...

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