Category Archives: British Columbia 2014

Tides run big up here – especially around the spring tides (full and new moon). Especially as the moon nears its closet point of approach to the earth and that is happening now. Canadian charts and tide tables are a … Continue reading →

We have been anchored in Claydon Bay for the last few days along with our new friends aboard M/V Dearleap. I will be doing a post on their beautiful wooden 1929 Hoffer Beeching 85 footer shortly but here is a … Continue reading →

Kwatsi Bay is beautiful. A granite amphitheater surrounded by towering peaks and numerous cascades. This first picture is along the Tribune Channel – Kwatsi lies off the north side. This is the entrance channel. Which opens to these breathtaking views. … Continue reading →

After our sleepless night at Kwatsi, we decided to do a bit of touring and put in at Shawl Bay Marina and get a good nights sleep. Enroute to Shawl were several places we wanted to see that had been … Continue reading →

Jumping ahead a bit here but we just left a wonderful resort and now we are anchored up in Turnbull Cove near Watson Island not far from Nimmo. I will cover both in this post. There are few really high … Continue reading →

The standard joke aboard has been that there are more elephants in Canada than bears. We are currently in Nimmo Bay (yes I am way behind on posts as usual). At any rate, Nimmo Bay Resort is something very special … Continue reading →

When we stopped at Lagoon Cove, we were introduced to the Potluck. A common occurrence up this way as most of the marinas do not have restaurants. The Potluck involves meeting at a specified location with all of the other … Continue reading →

Like most things in life, learning to prawn has been a learning experience. Our first endeavour was a dismal failure – no prawns. The same with the second – no prawns. Hauling prawn traps up from 300 feet of water … Continue reading →