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  • Kyuquot (ky yoo kit) Sound

    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…

  • A Real Beach!

    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…

  • Cape Scott & FINALLY Heading South! 

    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…

  • The Aurora Triangle

    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…

  • Back to the Broughtons

    Back to the Broughtons

    June 22-26, 2023 Escaping the gale the previous week had brought us farther north than we’d anticipated and we were anxious to get back towards the Broughtons and Port McNeill area in hopes of catching up with some friends.  It was grey and overcast leaving out of Wells Passage, and more boat traffic moved about…

  • Grappler Sound

    Grappler Sound

    june 16-22, 2023 A very kind staff person, Matt, ran to help catch our lines as we arrived in Sullivan Bay, an adorably tiny and colorful floating community on the north side of North Broughton Island. Operational only in the summer months, the new proprietors of the marina were still readying for the crowd of…