6/18/19 Khutze Inlet About half way between Klemtu & Hartley Bay is one of the most spectacular waterways called Khutze Inlet. Heading east off Graham Reach and just inside the inlet is a nice safe anchorage behind a small spit near the entry. We anchored there a few years ago on one of our passes and while we enjoyed it, and I seem to remember even catching crab there, we didn’t know what we were missing until taking the time to go all the way in to the end of the bay. This year we dropped anchor at the base of a multi-fingered waterfall, it’s silver tinsel-like paths decorating the deep valley and steep upper mountainsides like an inverted Christmas tree. At the base, water rushes to the bay, making our inside voices washed away by ... read more

6/15/18 Rescue Bay Two other boats are at anchor when we pull into Rescue Bay but we only hear peeps from the littlest birds, called scoters. Peace and quiet abounds here. Nature calls quietly, in stages and the food chain is on display starting with flashing silver minnow schools surrounding Ama. Water birds like coots, red-necked Grebes, seagulls and loons feast while languidly floating by our vessel. An osprey pair hunt the bigger fish with one dive after another, circling high, then swooping in and folding wings tight for the last bit to dive, perfectly timing the moment where wings just touch water, claws fully extend to gasp surprised and wriggling fish. Other big game hunters are the eight harbor seals that show up early in the morning, hunting at low tide, continually splashing, flippers slapping ... read more

6/13/18 Shearwater Coming into Shearwater is a little like coming to home port, even when there’s no room for us at the dock, we are welcomed heartily by Kristof who invites us to tie up to the breakwater, a first for us, but we are greeted by two Saltspring Isl. sailors taking advantage of the low rent district and it isn’t long before a pair of eagles join us, swooping down from huge pines on shore to the float logs off our stern, and back again. They feast on fresh fish, chatter and squawk, keeping them, and us, fully entertained. We’ve made it 520 miles and are almost to the northernmost part of our trip. With great sadness we cover the Petrol Free Boat stickers while we add some nasty diesel to our port tank that ... read more

6/10/18 Pruth Bay It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful place in the Inside Passage than the west side of Calvert Island. Open to the unruly Pacific from the Queen Charlotte Sound, many boaters would never get to experience Tahitian like white sandy beaches because, like us, they would stay on the inside of the Inside Passage No more worries about fogging windows, the sun has come!... read more

Four Bookstores and Many Musicians Found in Powell River Unbelievably calm water through the southern Strait of Georgia catching fair tides all the way to Powell River leaves us perplexed, but happy with our successful long passage. We had enjoyed our days in Vancouver but as the saying goes, “boats are not meant to be at harbor.” I am realizing the benefits of planning specific destinations for this trip. On this trip, both Captain & crew spend little time calculating, deciding and planning where we are going to spend night. Usually we are torn between great fishing spots, this time of year it’s prawns we’re after, versus the benefits of being at harbor where we can easily have discussions with other boaters, marina operators and port managers. Since IPDP drives our destinations into harbors so it’s ... read more