8/4/2014

8/4/2014

Fisherman's Wharf to Codfish bay

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8/3/2014

8/3/2014 Musket Island to Fisherman's Marina

12:00 sail
3:15 arrive

I haven't been mentioning the scenery. It's too awesome to describe and i don't want you all to come make it more crowded before I get back up here on my own boat!

Ice cream cones at the general store. Mmmmm. Met the photo radar guy of BC icbi. Not sure I quite like the idea!

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8/2/2014

8/2/2012 Van Anda to Musket Island

Water $5
Breakfast $15
Then we actually sailed to Musket Island, swam around it and hiked the trails.

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8/1/2014

8/1/2014

Stayed a day at Van Anda $34 Patched the dinghy. Shower at the hotel $4. Groceries $154. Socialized on the patio with neighbor boats. Grilled steak and french onion potatoes.

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7/31/2014

7/31/2014

Copelands to Van Anda

Almost ran aground at Alan reef. The fishing gear got hung up on the bottom. Jim was making grilled cheese sandwiches. I was too close to the marker. The whole canon ball and down rigger came off into the dinghy then into the drink. Capt Jim said I might want to note for future reference that i should leave land based marks a cable off (600 feet)! Jim cut the other line and we saved the boat.

Docked at Van Anda boat club. $34 with garbage, electric and water. Groceries $51 (25) and scotch and lime a rita $63

Walked around town. Pork chops greek salad and corn on the cob. Dinghied into cove. Saw 2 wrecks, great blue herons, dragon flies. Talked with Playwright. Former owner of fraser 41 hull #3.

Broke the sink plug. Windy. Tied halyards.

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7/30/2014

7/30/2014

Motored from Susan Islet to the Copeland Islands. I studied the radar and watched for boats on the screen. Beautiful sunny day again. Sad goodbye to Desolation sound and entered Georgia Strait west. There's a short trail with an awesome view at a bench. Dinghied around the islands. Saw harbor seals with a pup up close. Mottled merlett ducks. Starfish, Purple starfish, and orange bat starfish. Floated around in my red lifejacket just watching the bottom float by. A sea cucumber plantation. Kingfishers, raven, seagulls of course. This is a kayaker heaven. But a sailboat is better.

Ceasar with vodka and clamato.

Jim made a killer pasta and meatballs in tomatoe sauce. The vegetables are about done.

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7/29/2014

7/29/2014

Had to get up early and skip breakfast to get out of Roscoe bay on a high tide. Sun on the water made it hard to see the bottom. Headed up Humphrey channel and it is smooth calm. The mountains reflect in the water. I took a hundred photos. Eased into Forbes bay and looked for bear on the mainland. Saw marbled merganzers and bonapart gulls. Harbor seals pop their heads up every now and then. The valleys are green and steep. Tiny patches of logged brush near the creeks and a couple cabins. A lodge with a dock and a lot of kayaks. We went up another mile to see the "swiss alps". There are just tiny little hanging glaciers. Looks like a gorgeous ridge walk but getting there would be a challenge. A bowl shaped valley below. Hard to turn back but we did.

The wind picked up in the sound but of course it was right on the nose. The boat should be named " Wind on the Nose Maiden". Its still sunny and now hot. I have to keep my bare feet on a towel to steer. I prepare to swim as soon as we drop anchor. We tried a couple nitches and finally found a home behind Susan Islet. I dive in with the moon jellies. There are really big ones here as well as small acorn size ones. I scooped up a little one. Firm yet slippery. I swam near the mainland and saw a martin poke his head out of the rocks. He ran across the edge, dove in and came up with something in its mouth. Swam along the rocks back to his hole and disapeared. Soon he came back out. Studied me a bit and repeated his dive. This time he came up only a few feet away from me. Then dove down for another treat. I couldnt tell what he was eating. I studied the water beneath me. Bright orange starfish, urchins and other strange orange plant like things. Hard to see without a mask. Must bring mask next time. By now Capt Jim and the dog Sailor are on shore and Sailor chased the martin into the woods. I swam around to the other beach. Thousands of red rock crab everywhere i stepped. Tiny crabs of all colors at the waters edge in the sea asparagus. Clams mussels litter the beach. Muddy when the tide is out. Finished off the greek salad.

We went back later after re anchoring to get out of the exhaust of a bayliner with electric everything. Kids everywhere and lots of float toys. An old homestead with apple trees. They were green. I poked around a bit and found the stinging nettle annoying so back to the beach. The blackberries are all but ripe. I found a couple though! The evening sunlight is so beautiful on the islet. Jim cooked chicken and potatoes and I cleaned up the dishes. This is the life.

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7/28/2014

7/28/2014

Stayed in Roscoe Bay. Climbed mountain. Met Emily camping by kayak. Deer. Met captain of Arcturis and new zealand g
uest at summit. Saw the whole sound. Hard climb. Out of shape. Used vhf to get back to boat. Swam in saltwater. Then in lake. Watched guy anchor ten tries. Beautiful sunny calm.

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7/27/2014

7/27/2014

Squirrel Cove to Roscoe Bay by way of Mink Island

Swam in salt water. Under a waterfall then in Black lake which is fresh water. Chose to re anchor because a boat nearby had a long rode. Capt Jim made a killer ceaser salad which we ate on deck with chicken.

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7/26/2014 Squirrel Cove

7/26/2014 Elworthy Is to Squirrel Cove Bay on Cortes Is

10:00 deprt

12:00 Refuge Cove dock fuel, gas, water (93)

1:00 Squirrel Cove dock $10
Garbage $6
Shower $3
Laundry $3 (2)
Salmon burger lunch $40
Groceries $15 (20)
Propane ()

4:30 anchor down

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