Secret Cove BC

Another long day on the water as we are making good time to Desolation Sound. And when the weather is as great as we"be been having we may as well be on the water!  We spent yesterday, after a glassy crossing of the Straits at Bedwell Harbor on S Pender Island. Not only is it our first weekend of summer weather, it's also Canada's National Holiday - Canada Day. So everything is packed. We had a fun dinghy circumnavigation of the island and a great time anchored in the harbor. 

We set off early again today and seemed to be the only boat on the water all day except for ferries- see the pic as we enter Active Pass with 4 ferries in it!  We could have water skied the Straits of Georgia it was so glassy. Not great for sailing but when you are trying to make time to get to a destination. It makes it easy 

Secret Cove has to be the friendliest place we've ever been. We grabbed a dock since the anchorages were filled and they were so nice. And ice cream keeps the Captain happy!

Mom, we will be cruising thru the Malaspina Straits that you are reading about on tomorrow's leg.

All is great going great and we feel like the luckiest couple in the world .

Crossing the Straits of Juan De Fuca

After an easy day to Port Townsend where we spent the afternoon walking around town, we started early (5am) for S. Pender Island.  We bumped in to outpr rigging friend Brion Toss and will be catching up with him for dinner on our retrun trip home. Why so early? The currents were favorable only with this early start. And it is pretty cool to feel like you are the only boat out here.  Except of course for the Coast Guard Ice Breaker Healy and a few tankers, the Straits are ours. 

It doesnt seem bad waking up early if your not going to work! The snowcapped Olympics are on our port and Mt baker on our Starboard, a pink and gold sunrise and mirror calm water.  Add in a feast of fresh blueberry pancakes and it doesnt get much better!

More from Pender later.

On vacation!

TAfter a frantic day of last minute to do's, we are headed north. The rain has stopped and its fairly warm as I stand on the now typing this.  Going up Colbos Passage, it's mirror calm with a low gig layer. We'll anchor tonight at Blake Island and head to Port Townsend tomorrow.   This picture shows the name we (mostly Jeff) sewed on our new sail over! Have a nice evening!

Next Thursday at 5:31pm, we'll be heading off on our next adventure - 3 1/2 weeks in Desolation Sound!  This world cruising destination is about a 4 day trip north for us. We'll leave Thursday evening after Jeff gets off work and head to Blake Island for the night. Then if weather is good, we push for a few days and arrive on Monday July 1st in Lund, BC.  Then a couple weeks of cruising the beautiful and WARM waters of the Sound.  We should have internet and we'll post whenever we can. Love to everyone!