As we began to back Braesail out of its spot at the Nanaimo Yacht Club dock at about 8 am … Continue reading SOUVENIR-HUNTING IN GANGES ON SALTSPRING ISLAND: Monday, August 8

We left Garden Bay at about 8:30 on Sunday morning after I had had fun using the power windlass to … Continue reading “WASHED OUT” IN NANAIMO: Sunday, August 7

Joy didn’t sleep much at all on Friday night for some reason, and neither did I—I found myself a little … Continue reading A CATCH-UP-ON-CHORES DAY: Saturday, August 6 (Walt’s brother’s birthday!)

Having risen at about 6:15 am in time to see the morning light coloring the cliff top clouds in cotton … Continue reading BACK TO CIVILIZATION AND JUNK E-MAIL and DEALING WITH A DEMENTED DEPTH SOUNDER: Friday, August 5

   We slept late on Thursday morning, enjoyed a pancake brunch, and watched the clouds lift from the cliff tops, … Continue reading ANOTHER EVEN-MORE-GORGEOUS VACATION DAY: Thursday, August 4 (my mom’s 94th birthday!)

The soporific singing of the invisible waterfall on the shore behind Braesail sent us off to Slumberland on Tuesday night, … Continue reading A REAL VACATION DAY AT LAST: Wednesday, August 3

Up into Jervis Inlet we motored, beginning at about 10:45 am on Tuesday morning, having been rudely rocked awake by … Continue reading A SUNKEN SEAT AND A DEAD DINGHY MOTOR: Tuesday, August 2

Monday morning found us leaving Ballet Bay for Egmont, the last stop on the coast before entering the winding waterways … Continue reading “FLYING THE KITE” INTO EGMONT: Monday, August 1 (my brother’s 60th birthday!)

We motored for about two hours on a beautiful but largely windless Sunday morning to the little resort town of … Continue reading DANCING IN BALLET BAY: Sunday, July 31

  The pan beneath the diesel fuel leak was about half full after seven hours, and on Saturday morning Walt … Continue reading BLACKBERRY COBBLER IN SECRET COVE: Saturday, July 30