This week brought a lot of changes – the biggest being that, after two months, we separated with Salubrious.  We’re going to miss them, but it was time.  They needed to go into Port McNeill for provisions and we simple didn’t have the heart to return to the place where we said good-bye to our Sally.  Not now.  Maybe not ever.  So we continued south with one thought on...

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Blog ideas come in all shapes and sizes at different time of the day – on my morning walk, while having dinner, in my sleep.  This one was born in the shower.  It started off as a simple thought: I need to come up with a nice way to say Happy Thanksgiving on our Facebook page.  I decided to post a picture of the boat at anchor with...

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We made our first trip to Fury Cove last season after spending a month or so cruising the Central Coast while we waited for northwesterly winds to set in along the West Coast of Vancouver Island.  We arrived late in the afternoon and had an early departure planned for the following morning, which gave us just enough time to take Sally, the dog, to shore a couple of...

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A couple of months ago, I started a series on the blog called “The Best New Thing In the Boat.”  Well, “series” might be a stretch since I’ve only written one other post, but you have to start somewhere.  And now that I’ve started, it’s time to build on it. First, a little background. We have a Sirus satellite radio on board and I used to listen to...

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Over the last 15 years, David and I have had our fair share of exceptional days on the water, too many to mention in fact.  But we both agree that the day we discovered the western beach on Fury Island in British Columbia’s Central Coast ranks high on the list of bests. It started with the promise of a beautiful white midden beach on the west side of Fury Island and a need to explore . . ....

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It’s not always smooth sailing when you live-aboard and cruise:  Sometimes it’s the weather that gets you.  Other times it’s a piece of equipment that’s failed.  And sometimes it’s simply you.  This week it was us . . . without a doubt. The fact that our time along the Central and North Coast has ended is sad for both David and me.  The area is arguably one of...

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With more than 120,000 hectares, the Hakai Lúxvbálís Conservancy is the largest protected marine area in British Columbia.  It includes most of Hunter Island, the northern half of Calvert Island and several small island groups in Queen Charlotte Sound.  Here, the coastline is diverse and home to stunning white sand beaches, tombolos, tree-covered hills, secluded anchorages, islets and reefs all begging to be explored – the West Coast, in...

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There’s not a lot of information written about Kisameet Bay, and I’m not exactly sure why.  It’s a beautiful spot dotted with moss covered islets and islands begging to be explored by kayak.  And if you’re fortunate enough to experience the anchorage through the lens of mist and fog, it has a surreal quality to it.  The problem is the bay is poorly charted so the rocks and...

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While summer isn’t entirely over, there’s been a significant change in the weather this week and it’s time to move south – something both David and I loathe doing.  We have a special affection for central and northern British Columbia:  It’s here that we feel the most at home.  But the winters are difficult – cold, wet and stormy – and it wouldn’t be long before I caught...

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