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Checking in to Mexico by Boat
Pacific Coast at Baja Naval in Ensenada Our sailing travels were delayed while we sat at anchor in San Diego harbor waiting on our insurance carrier to provide approval for our plans to spend the coming year in Mexico. I spent some of this extra time researching for a list of required documents for checking…
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Cali Highs
September 17 – December 4, 2023 Anxious to get down to Mexico, we didn’t anticipate enjoying the coast of California nearly as much as we did – between catching up with friends and family and exploring gems like Morro Bay and Catalina Island – we had a grand time. First, we spent a few weeks…
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Passage to San Francisco
Sept 11 – 17, 2024 In the serene morning hours we waved goodbye to Karma, and headed out of the protection of Ucluelet Inlet, and were quickly greeted with large and confused seas left over from the southerly weather over the weekend. Getting our small stay sail rigged and flying helped steady the boat some…
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Bouncing about Barkley Sound
August 9 – September 10, 2023 Our last month in Canada was spent enjoying the bounty of Ucluelet, and bouncing around the majestic Barkley Sound. Our first mission on arrival to ‘Ukee’ as the locals say, was hiking to the beach, and having a pizza night with Tangent before they left for Oregon! We walked…
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Hot Springs & Clayoquot Sound
August 2 – 8, 2023 We had been looking forward to Hot Springs Cove for many reasons, not the least of which was the promise of cell service. This narrow inlet is a protected Marine Provencial Park formed by a spit of land called Openit Peninsula which houses the hot springs. On the opposite shore…
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Nuchatlitz to Hesquiat & Cougar Annie’s Garden
July 26 – August 1, 2023 Our race with Tangent from Kyuquot Sound to Esperanza Inlet was a close one, but we did win! It was one of our most outstanding sailing days to that point – perfect weather, calm seas and that wild blue green water which made for spectacular photos. After dropping our…
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Kyuquot (ky yoo kit) Sound
July 19 – July 25, 2023 Sea otters, a sacred island, a black bear, a rock fish, another gorgeous beach, a raft up with friends, a couple good sailing days, and more – made for a magical tour of Kyuquot Sound. Leaving the Bunsby Islands we considered several options on the charts for anchoring within…
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A Real Beach!
July 12 – 18, 2023 We made it. This is the dream – a long stretch of soft sand beach with roaring aqua blue surf just a short row and hike away from where we anchored our boat. It felt a bit like fate, if you believe in that sort of thing, to play and…
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Cape Scott & FINALLY Heading South!
July 5 – July 12, 2023 Port Hardy Though the weather was far from ideal – I loved our short stay in Port Hardy, and wish we would’ve tried going sooner and spent another day or two. It was much more city-like than Port McNeill and had a super cool vibe. On our way, the…
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The Aurora Triangle
June 26 – July 4, 2023 Sointula & Alert Bay With thoughts of fresh produce luring our tummies we left Crease Island to head towards civilization. As we made our way out of Knight Inlet we saw a pod of four Killer Whales, with two young ones, going the opposite direction. Less than twenty minutes…