We left Pruth Bay and traveled to Codville Lagoon. We were the only boat and had stunning scenery. We watched two common loons for the entire evening, calling back and forth for each other, and watched an Osprey fishing and getting plenty to eat. The next day we traveled to the community of Shearwater. They […]
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We stayed 2 nights in Fry Pan Bay; lovely. We just relaxed and went for a dinghy ride. This was the entrance to Fry Pan Bay. On Monday, June 1st we went for a 4 hour, 26 nautical mile cruise and anchored in Pruth Bay. Pruth Bay is home to the Hakai Research Institute. The
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May 30, 2026 We made it around Cape Caution! We left Port McNeill at 5:14 a.m. 10 minutes before sunrise! The going was so good we just kept going. We had south, 1 – 9 knots wind. We figure there were 8 – 10′ swells. Very different from waves! The forecast was for 1 –
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On Wednesday we left Lagoon Cove early and transited to Port McNeill. It was a lovely and beautiful cruise. We were in Port McNeill about 4 years ago on our other boat, Hideaway. That time we got stuck there for a full week. I just went up to the office and paid for night 3.
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We got to spend 2 lovely days and nights at Blind Channel. The second evening, we went back to the restaurant and ordered the items we had missed on the first visit. They only have 3 entrees, 3 apps and 3 desserts, and they’re only open from 6 – 7:30. It was another lovely meal.
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We got to sleep in and have a lazy, slow morning drinking coffee on the flybridge. Today we’re moving to Blind Channel Resort and will be in a slip. We’ve been there before and it’s one of our favorites. There are beautiful trails here. Another Nordic Tug came in and tied up right next to
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We’ve made really good progress! We’re not in a hurry, just moving along. The high cruising season here is July and August. So, most places I thought we would stop, for dinner, ice cream, happy hour, are closed. The weather and seas have been perfect. After crossing the Strait of Georgia we found a lovely
Well, we’re in the middle of our day. It’s only noon and we hauled anchor at 6 am. Last night we made all the food for today: overnight oats, egg salad sandwiches and a greek salad. About 8:30 we transited the Porlier Pass going with 3 knots of current. May not seem like a lot
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This is a link to our current location from inReach. It shows a great map of where we’ve been so far this season. https://share.garmin.com/Hideaway
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It’s been a busy and long two days! We did get off our dock in Anacortes on Wednesday afternoon about 4:30. It was a calm and beautiful day. We made it to Parks Bay, WA. Just across from Friday Harbor on San Juan Is. It put us in a good position to enter Canada. Our
