After six nights in Pruth Bay waiting for the weather to clear, we finally upped anchor Monday morning and made our way back out to Fitz Hugh Sound.  Even though we still haven’t decided what we want to do this season, there was no doubt where we were going that day – Ocean Falls at the head of Cousins Inlet. Two years ago we met Rob and Corrina Darke,...

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It's Freebie Friday again and this time around I have a link to a great game for those long nights at anchor, Cards Against Humanity.  Described by the company as, "a party game for horrible people.  Unlike most of the party games you've played before, Cards Against Humanity is as despicable and awkward as you and your friends."  To play, you'll need 4 - 20 people, a raunchy...

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When we were anchored in the Octopus Islands a couple of weeks ago, David and I were faced with a difficult decision.  We sat on the deck and talked about what was happening with Sally, who seemed to be growing a little weaker every day.  Should we turn around and take her back to the Campbell River area where we’d be close to a vet?  Or should we...

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Throwing it back to April 21, 2013, this blog entry goes over the costs and benefits of adding a solar panel array in the Pacific Northwest. From April 2010, the newly installed side panels (with Sally photobombing off the stern) If anyone tries to tell you that investing in solar panels in the Pacific Northwest is a waste of money, like they did us, they're wrong.  And we...

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The human heart is an amazing thing. Not only does it sustain our lives, it fills them with its capacity to love . . . and to feel pain. Sally is gone now and our hearts are broken. She lived a long, good life but, in the end, old age won out and we had to say goodbye to our girl. In all honesty, she wasn’t much of...

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With gale-force wind warnings in effect for nearby Johnstone Strait, we left Rebecca Spit early in the week and made our way over to Gorge Harbour on Cortes Island for better protection.  Environment Canada forecasted the winds to subside by Tuesday morning, so we waited.  And waited.  And then waited some more. We finally upped anchor Friday morning to transit the first of three sets of rapids we...

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Throwing it back to April 5th of last year, here's a blog entry on what it takes to provision for Sally, our 17 year-old dog.  Her needs have changed dramatically over the last six months because she can no longer digest dog food and has dementia, so now we carry a freezer full of chicken and beef instead of commercially produced food and have added Senilife and Canna-Pet to...

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Sally shies away from the camera during a trip to shore at Hardy Island Marine Park. Cruising with a dog can be challenging at times and has influenced countless decisions we’ve made over the past 13 years, none more so than this one.  In fact, our sole goal for the season is to spend quality time with our pup and say good-bye the only way we know how...

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