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July 31, 2023

Summer Books – 2023

Notes on books include Best of the Bunch, Cultures of the Coast, and Americana.
May 29, 2023

A Place of Harmony – Sointula

I strolled onto the ferry that docks a hundred yards from Morning Light and 25 minutes later was strolling the peaceful streets and roads of…
July 18, 2022

Log: To the Broughtons – 2022

Our summer cruise took us first into South Sound, then back to Port Townsend to welcome the Seventy48 human-powered teams from Tacoma and to see…
July 12, 2019

Log: Super, Natural British Columbia

That tag line from hellobc.com fits the middle passage of our cruise. After entering Canada at Prince Rupert, we found ourselves along in a string of…
June 18, 2019

Log: 2019 #DreamPOWABC

#DreamPOWABC A white sheet of paper with that written with a black sharpie has been taped to the inside of the door on the…
July 28, 2018

Tracy Arm!

Well, we finally did it. On the Fourth of July we were ambling back south but just not ready for it. Comparing destinations with fellow…
June 20, 2018

Visiting Klemtu’s Big House with a Hereditary Chief

Ever since first laying eyes on Klemtu’s Big House, I’ve wanted to get inside. In a First Nations village on a remote area of the…
July 15, 2017

Stern ties and cultural (in)competence

Through the heart of the Salish Sea is a cultural fault line that divides most Canadians from most Americans. We like to swing and they…
July 4, 2017

Voices of Comox

“Here! You should read this!” Suddenly, a light blue paperback is thrust before me by a set of hands turning open the cover and luring…
August 13, 2016

Log: Southbound home

Boat Repairs in Exotic Places Okay so there’s a gap in our itinerary for what cruising sailors refer to as “boat repairs in exotic places.”…