We are off on our second adventure to Alaska the summer of 2024.
Friday, July 28th, 2023 We left Nanaimo this morning at 5:30 am to absolutely calm, glass like sea conditions. We timed our arrival to pass through Dodd Narrows for 6:30 am. For those of you who are not familiar with these narrows, Dodd runs up to 9 knots as water swirls through the very narrow … Read More “Telegraph Harbor, Thetis Island, BC” »
Thursday, July 27th, 2023 Ideally this is what seas are supposed to look like especially when crossing a large body of water like the Straits of Georgia. Both Predict Wind and BouyWeather got the prediction correct today—especially WeatherBuoy. “Breezy WNW winds with moderate choppy seas, Winds WNW 11 to 17 knots in the AM decreasing … Read More “Straits of Georgia: Day Two” »
July 26th, 2023 This is the resident eagle. We saw him when we were here in 2019. A lot has changed since COVID. The last time we were here there was a transient dock for boats in front of the harbor. Talking to Lynn, the office manger this morning, all that changed with COVID. The … Read More “A Day of Rest in Comox” »
Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 We left Blind Channel at 9:00 AM to time the crossing of Seymour Narrows at noon. It rained all night and Marlene was suited and booted for the wet take off this morning. It was a very easy cruise to and through Seymour Narrows. No issues. We tracked with a Grand … Read More “Straits of Georgia: Day One” »
Monday July 24, 2023 It was an exhausting nine hour cruise from Port McNeil to Blind Channel. “Johnstone Strait is a seductive and difficult body of water” as the Waggoner Guide appropriately says. The Strait starts at Chatham Point in the East and stretches 54 miles South along the northeast side of Vancouver Island. On … Read More “A brutal day on Johnstone Strait” »
Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 As you might recall from a previous posting, fog is NOT our favorite weather condition. We always remember Marlene’s mother yelling out “Fog Bob” if there was a hint of fog. Bless her heart but she really did a number on her daughter—my wife—Marlene as well. Hold that thought. I set … Read More “Fog Bob….Again” »
Saturday, July 22, 2023 I am pleased to report that we crossed Cape Caution, this time heading south, and survived. For years I have been hearing and reading about this crossing. The harrowing stories of triumph and tragedy abound. Cape Caution is a headland along the central coast of the Canadian Province of British Columbia. … Read More “A Successful “second crossing” of Cape Caution” »
Friday July 21st, 2023 This will be a very brief update today. We made it to Fury Cove mid day, leaving Shearwater this morning around 7:00 am. ShearWater was quite disappointing the second time around (We were here for the first time about a month ago). While the staff are friendly and helpful the rest … Read More “Fury Cove to Allison Harbor” »
Wednesday July 19, 2023 Our day started out early (as usual) and after a really good nights sleep anchored in Coghlin Anchorage near Hartley Bay we were pleased to see that the rain and fog was gone, and we entered our cruise with overcast skies and calm seas. We had originally planned on anchoring again … Read More “A Whale of a day!!” »
Tuesday July 18th, 2023 The rain and fog has finally caught up with us. This morning we awoke to heavy rain and mist in Baker Inlet. We timed the rapids and the rips tides to depart at 8:00 am for slack tide. We were close but the tides were still running pretty strong when we … Read More “Coghlan Anchorage, Wright Sound” »