Tuesday May 15, 2012 Nanaimo to Von Donop Inlet When we got up at 5:00 AM it was still windy and "Jenny B" was already gone. Being hardened sailors we took off anyway and once out in the Straits we knew it would be a long bumpy trip to Campbell River. We could see "Jenny B" several miles ahead and John called and suggested we could quarter the waves across the Straits of Georgia to Malsipina Strait and hug the mainland side where it might be better. (They were headed to see friends on Hornby Island or they would have come too.) Good idea. So we turned to go south of Lasqueti Island and Texada Island and pitched through four-foot waves, 20-knot winds and tacked to find the most comfortable line until we did come up ... read more

A peaceful morning in Portage Bay developed into a throng of kayaks, speedboats, sailboats, and Ride the Duck boats making our exit out of Lake Union an adventure of avoidance. It's a beautiful day in Seattle and everyone is doing something outside. As luck would have it we found a green light into the small locks and wedged ourselves between small saiboats and speedboats. We wedged the bow alongside an old wooden cruiser with an older couple expertly handling the lines. Of course BJ made friends with the lady in the ten minutes it took us to drop to the sea and found out that they were bound for their 45th trip to Alaska. Yes, I heard it too - 45 trips! In that little time she learned that he was a dentist who practiced under ... read more