We’ve been mostly out of cell phone and internet range north of Bella Bella these last few weeks, and the little service we’ve had has only given us time for some quick Instagram updates. We’re back in Bella Bella now (ironically, waiting for the post to deliver us a cell phone range extender) and getting Continue Reading
Pruth Bay, Calvert Island
Come for the anchorage, stay for the beaches!
Cooking on a Boat
Challenges of a tiny kitchen
Making Water
Our watermaker is working!
Anchored at Miles Inlet
A couple of drone shots from our anchorage on August 12th, 2021.
Boat Work
Making the most of a great chandelry
Photos from the Broughtons
After a few days in Alert Bay, we headed North across Queen Charlotte Strait. We made several stops – Polkinghorne Islands, Grappler Cove, Laura Cove, Echo Bay, and then Waddington Bay. Once you leave the larger towns, cell service (and therefore internet!) is very limited. These are a few photos of our week away from Continue Reading
Alert Bay, BC
As you leave Johnstone Strait, the first town you come to is Alert Bay. Located on Cormorant Island in traditional Kwakwaka’wakw territory, Alert Bay was the social hub of the Central Coast during the height of the West Coast fishery. It is now a much smaller village, with about 1200 full time residents. We stopped Continue Reading
Wild Harvest
Cooking with Sea Asparagus
The Tide Waits for No One…
I grew up learning to sail in Ottawa, where “current” was what happened on flowing river (mostly when canoeing), and “tide” was what swallowed up the beach slowly on those rare family vacations to the ocean. Sailing on Lac Deschene on the Ottawa River, there really wasn’t much current and certainly no tide, so my Continue Reading