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

Some rain at last (and a short blog post)! At least a little of the moisture was finally wrung out … Continue reading September 8, 2017: One more “chore day”

After an uncomfortably warm and humid night, Walt and I saw through the aft cabin port lights, as expected, grumpy … Continue reading September 7, 2017: The MacBook likes the lounge

Walt’s alarm went off at 5:45 am, just after I’d awakened. The morning again dawned sullen and smoky, with the … Continue reading September 6, 2017: A quick trip to Everett and back for Walt

Instead of waking to blazing sunshine as expected at about 8 am, the skies over Vancouver were a miserable iron … Continue reading September 5, 2015: Smoke gets in your skies

The four of us rose on another shiny morning after having enjoyed a restful night and downed granola and yogurt … Continue reading September 4, 2017: A hot holiday afternoon in Vancouver BC

Martin and Hans are with us on Braesail tonight–they joined us at Sean’s home on Gambier Island shortly after noon … Continue reading September 3, 2017: A drone, a swim, and a near miss

I’m writing tonight from the dock at the amazing home of Sean, one of Martin’s friends from his college days, … Continue reading September 2, 2017: Whales, seals, ducks, and new friends

Another tranquil night was followed by another brilliantly sunny day, and at about 10:30 am, after a bagel breakfast and … Continue reading September 1, 2017: Some sailing at long last!