Showers were in the forecast for Monday afternoon and evening, and therefore, after a lovely night of gentle rocking late … Continue reading September 18, 2017: Strolling and rowing in Royal Cove

As I write this, we are anchored and stern tied in Royal Cove, a delightfully scenic little anchorage at the … Continue reading September 17, 2017: Rocking in Royal Cove

The highlight of this lovely day was our noon visit to the regular summer Saturday food-and-crafts market in Ganges’ Centennial … Continue reading September 16, 2017: Goat cheese and a cucumber

Another splendid late-summer morning was occupied with reading, writing, and chores: filling Braesail’s water tanks and topping up the engine … Continue reading September 15, 2017: A brief journey and a brief blog entry

What a glorious day I had, marveling yet again at the astounding beauty of God’s floral and arboreal handiwork and … Continue reading September 14, 2015: Seeing clearly and wandering blissfully

The wind rose to about 16 kts. in the middle of Tuesday night, but when Walt went up onto Braesail’s … Continue reading September 13, 2017: Closing in on better vision

Cloudy skies and Braesail’s gentle rocking greeted Walt and me on Tuesday morning, and by about 10 am, after Morning … Continue reading September 12, 2017: Braesail’s too big–big sigh!

Sunday evening’s clouds had vanished and the sun was grinning happily by the time we began our Monday with bagels … Continue reading September 11, 2017: Sailing and praying

What a joy to awaken, after a very quiet night, to pastel blue skies, sun-gilded cottony clouds, and fresh air … Continue reading September 10, 2017: A row-around and a walk-about (Warning: Lots of photos!)

More rain–real, rinsing, refreshing rain that began around 7:30 am, increased through the day, wandered away in the early afternoon, … Continue reading September 9, 2017: Ha-har, matey: A rainy journey to Pirates Cove