Comox
Scream arrived in Comox today to provision and hide from the forecast gale. Comox is one of the larger towns on Vancouver Island so the crew stocked up in anticipation of more remote locations to come. We also managed to watch a 2008 European soccer championship game on TV over lunch. Scream tied up to […]
Secret Cove
Secret Cove is a lovely spot on the Sunshine Coast. While it is picturesque and boasts many services, its main claim to fame for Scream's crew is its shelter. We pulled into Secret Cove in a gale with gusts over 40 kts. As soon as we turned the corner into the cove, the wind meter […]
Nanaimo (Shipyard)
We arrived in Nanaimo on May 25. We anchored in the very nice harbour and enjoyed a hot shower and meal at the Dinghy Dock Pub. The showers were a little tough to find, since they are actually in the restaurant. But for a toonie, we got a long, private shower, and then a very […]
If the women don't find you handsome...
... they should at least find you handy. (Red Green) There's an old saw that cruising is just fixing your boat in exotic locations. I don't know about the exotic part, but there seems to be no end of boat jobs. And most of those jobs are done by us, because a) we need to […]
Plumper Cove
Boat jobs are seemingly never-ending and always frustrating, and our tendency is to just get up each day and work at something. As a result, I get cranky sometimes, and demand institute a day or two off. Since our parts did not arrive at the Nanaimo Shipyard in time for the work to be finished […]
Herring Bay
The crew of Scream took a well deserved day off in lovely Herring Bay. Just south of Ruxton Island, Herring Bay is only really a bay at low water, as the southern islands all but disappear with the tide. We spent the day sailing Gone Fission, sightseeing on the beaches (when they were there) and […]
Telegraph Harbour
We left Maple Bay, a day late but with new solar panels, lifelines and a wind generator. Not bad. We brought up the sails in Stuart Channel and tacked up toward Thetis and Kuper Islands. The winds increased steadily until we were in 25-30 knots as we anchored in Telegraph Harbour. We made for the […]
Happy Surprises in Maple Bay
From Genoa Bay we made our way to Maple Bay to pick up some parts and meet up with some friends. Things were going nicely after we tied up at the docks in the morning, when Steven shouted, "There's Loch Fyne!" Chuck and Corliss on Loch Fyne were our next door neighbours all winter at […]
Genoa Bay
After the Bluewater Cruising Association rendezvous at Bedwell Harbour, we went to Genoa Bay. We are heading to Maple Bay to get some work done on the boat and hopefully get back to Victoria over land in order to pick up some parts. Since we don't need to be at Maple Bay until tomorrow, we […]
Bedwell Harbour
We are currently at Bedwell Harbour for the Bluewater Cruising Rendezvous, using the free wifi from the Poet's Cove Marina. So far it has been a beautiful weekend, with sunny skies, warm days and good dinghy sailing winds. We both have sunburns from dinghy sailing and hanging out at the pool and hot tub at […]