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Packing the boat
This is the day before we left. All this gear needed to be stowed away on the boat. |
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Cutting the dock lines.
Friends came down to literally cut the dock lines to send us off on our trip. We appreciated and enjoyed everyone coming down. |
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First night of our cruise
We are exhausted after packing all day, the boat is a mess. |
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Roche Harbor, Lopez Island
In the summer there would be dozens of boats in this picture. In April we are the only boat anchored. |
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Storm Sails
Testing out the storm sails with Carol Hasse. These are the sails we would use when it gets really nasty out. Hopefully we never need to use them. |
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Buchart Cove, BC
Small cove behind Buchart Gardens. We arrived to late in the afternoon to visit the gardens today. |
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Self portrait
Calm waters in Buchart cove, made for some good reflection shots |
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Buchart cove
View from dock of the garden. There are buoys for boats and a dock for float planes. |
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Rose garden
Too early for roses, but still beautiful. |
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Buchart Gardens
Tim in the sunken gardens |
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Buchart gardens
Many bulbs and flowers in bllom |
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Cindy with the daffodils
More Buchart gardens |
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Buchart cove
Another view of Masquerade in the cove |
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Under sail
Heading to North Pender Island, in Canada's Gulf Islands |
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Under sail again
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Willie relaxing
Sitting out in the cockpit, at the Pearce Islands |
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Dinghy tour
Exploring the Pearce Islands with Rob & Teresa from Yohelah |
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Masquerade & Yohelah
Rafted together in a narrow channel in the Pearce Islands |
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Kayak test
Pearce Islands, first test of the new kayak |
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Shore reflection
Anchorage in Waterfall inlet |
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Tidal falls
Slack water with Cindy, and Rob & Teresa. Current is slowly running into lagoon. |
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Tidal rapids
Same location as earlier photo. Tide has now dropped and caused a rapid to form. |
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Namu
Old cannery/ghost town. Rapidly being reclaimed by forest and sea. |
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Klemtu police boat
They are not following us, just heading the same direction |
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Butedale
Cannery ghost town. Another cannery that closed and is slowly falling apart. We stayed the night here and got a bit of a tour. |
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Lou, caretaker of Butedale
Lives at the site and watches over things. |
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Lowe inlet
Early morning light off the waterfall into the anchorage. |
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Prince Rupert
Fuel dock. 19 foot tides, require high docks. |
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