Sunday September 1, 2014

Monday September 1 Labour Day, so most people stay til after noon and gradually exit the dock to head back home and back to work.  I am working on the scavenger hunt for next weekends’ BYC Family Weekend.

Chevy says “I AM GLAD TO BE HOME AND I AM NOT MOVING EVER EVER AGAIN. My masters are crazy! The best thing for me has been playing with all my dog friends “Ruby & Shamus!” Then my friend Benny comes in on his yacht and it’s even more fun!  There are sticks and chasing around the dock and mooching. IT WAS A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY, BUT SO GOOD TO BE HOME. “

I hope you have enjoyed are summer adventure.  It has been great fun sharing it with you. If you want further info about cruising north or about boating stuff e mail us.

 

           THERE IS NOTHING BETTER IN LIFE THAN MESSING ABOUT IN BOATS.

 

 

Saturday August 30 & 31 2014

Saturday, Sunday August 30 & 31 we enjoy a weekend with old friends and our kids at Iron Bay.  There’s a lot to catch up on.  Sunday night we’re off in the dinghy to Deep Cove to celebrate our brother-in-law Gary’s 70^th birthday.  It is a great party with lots more old friends.  Stop by our condo to pick up mail, and then back to OA at Iron Bay just before dark.

Chevy & Her Bird

Raven Visiting Raven (Hunin&Mugin)

Friday August 29, 2014

A Mansion on Bowen

Friday August 29 we cast off for the final leg of are return home and we set a course for the end of Indian Arm. This will be an eight to nine hour day because the tide is not with us.  Some of the time we are down to six and half knots and I surmise the slow speed can be contributed to the 17 knot wind quartering on the old girl. Again it’s a little bumpy but we have got Chevy settles down and Pen and I cover each other at the wheel.

 

 



Lions Gate Ahead

Research Vessel at 2nd Narrows

 

I spend time off watch on my scavenger hunt for the family weekend and Pen reads a bit and try’s a little work on her blog. We reach Iron Bay and It is time to renew old friendships and tell tall tales about are time north of the RAPIDS. Tracey & Drew (our kids) and grandkids are here, so it’s a wonderful time and the wine freely flows sooner than later.

 

 

 

 

Thursday August 28, 2014

Vanada Boating Club

Thursday August 28 we plan to depart for Pender Harbour at first light or maybe second light, but most likely when we figured how to get out of here.  Penny called her youngest sister Jamie to wish her a Happy Birthday.

 

 

 

BYC Outstation in Garden Bay

We find are way out and turn south and as we get near to Pender it gets a bit lumpy.  We work our way to the BYC dock in Garden Bay and there is one vessel there. “Desiree II”I is a 52? Bayliner and we last saw her in Squirrel Cove.   She is owned by the Schuman’s. They seem to enjoy going slow and as their boat is probably capable of twenty knots, they have slowed to smell the flowers and the ride.    They must have passed us when we were in Vananda.



Seattle Yacht Club in Garden Bay

 

Chevy likes it here as it has familiar old smells. Did I tell she has a good sniffer for a Rat dog?

Madera Park has a very good IGA store, with a close aboard Liquor store, thrift store and a number of restaurants. We finished off the day with a putt around GUN BOAT BAY. This back bay in Pender is now where the rich and famous have deemed suitable to build their estate/retirement homes.