Winter is Coming
Ad nauseum I have been spouting" Sailing in the Salish Sea in winter time is like a normal day of summer sailing up north. " Well, you don't see -13 degree temperatures and a foot of snow on the Lynn Canal in the summer. For a while it was a grand adventure, then it was transformed into a bit of a maritime survival saga. My apologies. I don't have any pics from when we got a foot of snow and temperatures plunged. Two nights ago our water froze up . After replumbing things I was able to dribble out some water so we could brew our morning coffee. Our dickensen heater kept us from freezing to death but it did not provide toasty warmth . In the back of my mind , I have been thinking what shape would we be in if the heater gives up the ghost. Well let's back up . We arrived back in Nanaimo and spent a few days recreating in the relatively balmy conditions. Our monthly moorage ran out so we spent $20 to tie up to the dock on Newcastle Island. The next morning we hea...