 We went hiking in the woods in Princess Louisa Inlet yesterday, this particular trail leads to an old trapper's cabin (now just the foundations remain). We left Pender Harbour at 11h30 yesterday, with plans to anchor in Green Bay in Agamemnon Channel, but the wind was so good that we went past it, and the wind kept being good so we kept going... up through Prince of Wales Reach, and then the extremely blustery Princess Royal Reach... by then we weβre under main only, going fast at 8 knots. We thought to anchor in Deserted Bay, but it was too exposed and we were left with no choice. We had to go through Malibu Rapids into Princess Louisa Inlet. By then it was 19h30, we saw that slack was at 21h30 ish, so we took all sails down, went to hide in a little calm nook in Queens Reach, and waited. We were right on time for the rapids. The water was flat flat. But by then, it was getting quite dark... we arrived at the head of the inlet at 22h30. 46 nautical miles later. A very big sail day indeed. Iβll write a more elaborate account of the sail with photos soon~   I love your "going fast at 8 knots" π For "groundlings" are 14.8 kphβ¦ and on the sea it's a good speed. Pino just arrived in Pender Harbour. Stopping here to buy some more fresh veg, and it's a good leaping point into Jervis Inlet. A quick write-up of our sail across Georgia Strait, and about Smuggler Cove, our anchorage of the moment. Anchor is set, stern tied to shore in Smugglerβs Cove. Pino rode 20kt SE winds like a champ, and carried us in record time across Georgia Strait from Silva Bay on Gabriola (25nm in 3 1/2 hours), we were averaging 7-8 kts (the waves... were not small) "HI-YAH!!!" Never heard them make a sound like that before XD...it really sounds like a kiai (ζ°ε). I don't know why, but I always forget to mention the whales that we see on these passages. @klardotsh @neauoire guy on a sailboat fighting dodd's narrows at peak ebb (spoiler: dodd wins).  @rek @klardotsh @neauoire this has been me in Gabriola Passage. I wound up abandoning the effort and anchoring overnight in Degnan Bay while I stayed at my parents' house, and came back to find the boat heeled over when the tide went out. Fortunately, she floated again without incident a few hours later but it was a bit stressful.  Some quick write-ups of our trip so far. https://100r.co/site/maple_bay.html  @rek There's something profound about a ship and crew who circumnavigated the Pacific journeying through a waterway closer to land, or indeed inland. What is the marina's criteria for a float plane? I feel like there could be a loophole here. What if the solar panels were moved into a winglike configuration?
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I made a typo with the price, it's fixed in the original post now, but it's 1600$, not 16000$ XD... that would be... all kinds of insane.  @rek nice one. Easily underestimated how much of a job β’ maintenance things can be but well worth it My mom mainly speaks French. She can get by in English, but she has a tendency to mix up and mispronounce words.   I also just remembered my next door neighbor, and friend (from when I was a kid), pronouncing popcorn as 'pah-koing'. Had a very pleasant 12nm-long downwind sail up Satellite Channel to Genoa Bay (BC, Canada). Now the hook is set, and Devine is asleep :P... Had to fight a weak current in the beginning because marina check-out times don't change with the tides(if only they did)... but was nothing we couldn't handle. β΅ π A boatyard is a very unhealthy place.  @rek that last item seems like it deserves a higher placement on the list, because engine out service on anything is a huge deal. For sailors, the VHF is a lifeline. Bruce Balan of ChartLocker was recently anchored in Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas listening out on VHF Channel 16 and sent this poignant message to the cruising community: βI counted 35 boats in the bay. Scanning all the normal calling channels I heard maybe 2 boats a day making VHF calls. When I started asking around, it seems many boats donβt even turn their VHF on any more...
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 @rek damn that's sad & scary. kind of confunding when considering the convenience of DSC-enabled VHFs already present Just released the summary of changes and updates to the Hundred Rabbits projects for May π :moomin_flower2: After watching Suzume, a film I particularly loved, Devine and I started watching Makoto Shinkai's other films, like Your Name, and Weathering With You. And holy crap... we should have not watched these in a row because it shows just how similar, and formulaic they all are. All 3 films are about saving someone from an impossible situation(from some natural disaster wrapped up with some fantasy elements), with lots and lots of crocodile tears, and with waaay too much Radwimps playing throughout.
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 @rek Agreed, I avoid his works for being predictable tearjerkers, however masterfully executed.  Solar bread round #2! Love to smell it baking outside ^_____^. The boat spinning at anchor is not proving to be too much of a problem~ Like before, i divided the dough in two baguettes. Although after putting in the second one to bake, I realized they'd cook better if I made four (cooking two small onces at once). An adjustment for next time, I guess :>. π π  We carry a pressure sprayer aboard, typically used to spray lawns/gardens. We use it to wash dishes, or to hose down Pino's deck. While in Victoria I was cleaning it, and a dock neighbor asked what was in the bottle. "Water," I said. He was afraid for us, that it was a 'used' sprayer. We've only ever used water in it, bought it new years ago. |
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@rek this looks beautiful. Thanks for sharing ; and no cellphone coverage seems like an additional feature for me. π
@rek wow, beautiful old-growth
@rek So pretty