Saturday, May 3rd, 2023 It was a long day, nine hours to be exact. We left Sidney Marina at 5:30 a.m, soon after day break. We traveled north along the Gulf Islands transiting through Gabriola Passage at slack tide. It was a calm five hour plus cruise. Before we entered the Straight of Georgia through … Read More “Garden Bay, Pender Harbor, BC” »
June 1, 2nd 2023 Sidney, Canada The Nordic Tug Rendezvous is officially underway. We have 54 boats participating in our gathering. Several are older boats dating back to the late 90s and three are brand new boats on their first summer of cruising. For those of you who are not familiar with a rendezvous it … Read More “Nordic Tug Rendezvous” »
May 30, 31 2023 We arrived in Canadian waters the 30th around 11:00 am. Both Marlene and I have Nexus passes so we called the Canadian Border Patrol to announce our arrival. We were put on hold waiting for an officer to answer for roughly 30 minutes. When we connected we provided the appropriate information … Read More “Port Sidney Marina BC Canada” »
We are leaving Roche Harbor this morning bound for Sidney Canada. Roche is a wonderful resort and marina that we highly recommend. It feels like a throw back to the 50’s with white cottages scattered amidst the grounds, children running around playing in the general grounds or swimming in the outdoor pool. The grounds are … Read More “Leaving Roche Harbor Tuesday May 30th” »
May 27-29th We have been enjoying San Juan Island this weekend. We started out Friday staying at Friday Harbor. It was pretty much just us and all the shrimp boats who looked to be getting their limits. They end up being very good boat mates: they go to bed early, and they are up and … Read More “Enjoying San Juan Island” »
Friday, May 26, Day 1 and 2 Friday, May 26th, Day 1-2 We are officially on our way. We spent last night on a buoy in Eagle Harbor off Cypress Island. This morning we had a beautiful, sunny, two hour cruise to Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. Tomorrow we will cruise to Roche Harbor … Read More “The “Not Too Fast” Race to Alaska” »
Friends and family, Welcome. This is our blog to share our “hopeful adventure” to Alaska.