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To Alaska and Back

A good meal with good friends on Good Friday

On a bright-but-chilly Good Friday afternoon, Walt and I again traveled on foot, by ferry, and by subway to downtown … Continue reading A good meal with good friends on Good Friday

To Alaska and Back

Walks and worship

Braesail remains docked at a Burrard Yacht Club dock from which it feels as if you have to hike a … Continue reading Walks and worship

To Alaska and Back

A day at the docks and then on to Vancouver

Tuesday, April 12, was another on-again-off-again day for precipitation of various kinds (snow on the hilltops) with a few minutes … Continue reading A day at the docks and then on to Vancouver

To Alaska and Back

“New salt”

Someone who’s sailed for many years is sometimes referred to as an “Old Salt,” and by the time Braesail had … Continue reading “New salt”

To Alaska and Back

Spring has sprung . . . away!

Winter banished our spring-y weather as predicted, visited the tops of the hills around the Port Sidney Marina during Saturday … Continue reading Spring has sprung . . . away!

To Alaska and Back

Apples found!

A very quiet night in the Port Sidney Marina (no noisy percussion concert presented by energetic waves just outside the … Continue reading Apples found!

To Alaska and Back

On our way to Alaska at last!

After a number of delays due to: a family member’s surgery, a Requiem Mass for a friend, a dental appointment … Continue reading On our way to Alaska at last!

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A Blustery Home-Coming

By Sunday afternoon, Braesail was anchored in spacious Blind Bay on Shaw Island in suddenly-springlike weather under mostly-sunny skies. The … Continue reading A Blustery Home-Coming

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A “Spirited” Wedding Anniversary

By the afternoon of Friday, January 7, Braesail was docked in the village of Roche Harbor on the northwest side … Continue reading A “Spirited” Wedding Anniversary

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Snow Ho!

Braesail arrived on Tuesday in nearby (and less expensive!) Canoe Cove Marina with a two-person crew aboard, water tanks filled, … Continue reading Snow Ho!

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