by GWTAdmin | Sep 11, 2023 | cruising British Columbia, Uncategorized
The calm, clear anchorage from the night before transformed into the morning to a dense fog. We picked our way past the boats we remembered parked next to us the night before, toward the ferry dock, and from there toward shore and the dinghy dock. Port Townsend... by Dana | Aug 22, 2020 | cruising British Columbia, Marvin Creamer, navigating
Ken and Pierre piloting their piroa by feel in British Columbia, Canada, fall 2019.I do not know how to use the technology and have no intention of learning.—Marvin Creamer, circumnavigated the world without any navigational instruments, died at 104, August 2020When... by Dana | Dec 8, 2019 | cruising British Columbia, hiking British Columbia, Keats Island BC, Plumper's Cove Marine Park BC
Lookout ridge near sunset, Keats Loop trail, Keats Island, British Columbia, CanadaWe’d already spent a pleasant afternoon wandering the arty town of Gibsons when we opted to make way for the more tranquil waters of Plumpers Cove Marine Park, only a half-hours... by Dana | Sep 23, 2019 | cruising British Columbia, Princess Louisa Inlet
Serendipity at Princess Louisa Inlet dock.Today we left the furthest planned point of our Pacific Northwest cruising for the year — Princess Louisa Inlet, British Columbia. It’s an out-of the way spot.In addition to a dock, its only “luxuries”... by Dana | Sep 15, 2019 | anchoring, cruiser humor, cruising British Columbia
Crab, stuck in our anchor chain, Port Browning, North Pender Island, Canada.Wide-eyed, Wayne rushed inside as he was still pulling up our anchor in Port Browning. I was puzzled. Normally, Wayne directs me from the bow, usually with hand signals, to move the boat left,...