2022 Haida Gwaii Boris and Yammy

 Not much to report.  After Ganges we went to Princess Margaret Island, had the anchorage to ourselves. Then we went to Sidney Spit and had that anchorage to ourselves.  Then to Sidney for a few days .  Then to Princess Cove where we had the anchorage to ourselves. Then to Newcastle Island where we had the dock to ourselves.  And now we are in Nanaimo where we are getting ready to go to Thailand on Sunday. If nothing else we should be able to post some good food pictures. Yammy has promised to start writing the blog. She claims I am missing all the interesting stuff. Hopefully she can inject some life into this ill named, moribund  corpse of a blog.

 So that horrible cold weather eventually succumbed to the mild Vancouver norm. All the ice melted off the boat. It was nice and  comfortable inside for a change. It took two days for all the snow and slush to disappear from the streets. On On a really fine day,  we crossed Georgia Strait , passed through Gabriola Pass and anchored in our faithful  Pirate's Cove. From there we travelled to Princess Cove on Wallace Island and then to Ganges on Salt Spring Island where we celebrated New Years by going to sleep at 1000 pm. 

 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...

 We have arranged to keep the boat in the Nanaimo downtown marina for a month while we whip on home and deal with things there.  Downtown Nanaimo Anchorage across from Nanaimo at Newcastle Island The pulp mill at Crofton So I may continue this fascinating blog when we get back in November or it may fade away into obscurity.

 More Gulf Islands, more clear calm hot weather.

 In Nanaimo we met up with old friends and arranged to keep our boat here for a month. The weather continues hot and sunny.  I won't bore you too much with our travels in the Southern Gulf Islands. We are traveling to all the same old anchorages as our previous trips down here. The only difference is the summer like weather and the increased amount of boaters in the anchorages. We are used to shittier weather and having the anchorages to ourselves.  Princess Cove , Wallace Island  Now we are in Ganges on Saltspring Island living the decadent life. Tomorrow we are off to Winter Cove on Saturna Island. Hopefully people will stay home to eat their turkey rather than go boating.