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Tag: BC

July 16, 2009

Hartley Bay: the ultimate walkable, car-free community

A remote First Nations village with a strong sense of community pride.
July 16, 2009

Saltwater Anchorage in Switzerland?

When you sail into Khutze Inlet and are surrounded by alpine meadows crisscrossed with whitewater rivulets, you expect to hear cowbells and yodeling. As…
July 16, 2009

Milbanke Sound

Milbanke Sound After Duncanby Landing we’d anchored at Green Island in Fish Egg Inlet, before leaving Fitz Hugh Sound for Fisher Inlet and Loma Channel.…
July 8, 2009

Canada Day

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June 30, 2009

How to tell a rock from a large mammal

How to tell a rock from a large mammal. As soon as we passed Allison Harbour coming north, the look and feel of the coast…
June 28, 2009

We’ve rounded Cape Caution!

The heavens could not have done a better job conspiring in our favor. We passed the little rocky point on flat seas under full…
June 27, 2009

Midsummer Nights

Midsummer Nights This trip has not exactly been lazy but it’s felt like it on one count. We invariably get up long after daybreak…
June 23, 2009

The Moods of Johnstone Strait

Environment Canada reports aside, we knew from the sound of wind and the speed of puffy clouds across the sky it was pretty rough…
June 23, 2009

Navigation: Reflections on Whirlpools

Navigating the waters between Shoal Bay and Forward Harbor.
June 22, 2009

Seymour Narrows to Shoal Bay

Seymour Narrows to Shoal Bay Seymour Narrows is like a sphincter in Discovery Channel, which carries all the large cargo and cruise ships that ply…