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The weather has turned so nice that it is hard to pick up and leave. But after I did a kayak tour around the anchorage area we pulled the anchor and headed to Rebecca Spit. Along the way we had to go through Surge Narrows. This is a much smaller rap…

At anchor in Octopus Islands, Quadra Island, B.C. Happy 4th of July!!. And a beautiful day it was. We kayaked to the head of Waiatt Bay where there was a trail to Newton Lake. We have always wanted to take that hike but in the past haven’t been a…

Before we could head out we had to check the crab pot – 4 nice crabs – dinner for tonight. We had another set of rapids to go through today and I drove us through them. Just a few swirlys that turn your boat in the opposite direction to which you are…

It rained hard all morning so the idea of kayaking around the inlet was not so appealing. We couldn’t head to the next anchorage until after noon. We had an area of water to traverse that can be whirly and swirly with upwellings and rapids unless you…

We had a great opportunity to travel down Johnstone Strait under very good conditions. Johnstone Strait stretches 54 miles along the northeast side of Vancouver Island. It is bordered by steep, high, and beautiful mountains. The Strait can be one…

When we woke up the rain had finally stopped and it would have been great to go for a kayak ride around the area but it was time to move on to Port McNeill. The last time we went through Blackfish Sound, 3 years ago, we cruised through a pod of white …

Today was a short cruise to the next anchorage so we did a little exploring. We took a little tour of Sir Edmond Bay which would be a great place to anchor except for the fish farm taking up the best spot in the bay. So we continued on to Laura Bay C…

Another warm sunny day. The prawning was quite good and the crabbing went well also. Did a little kayaking and a lot of soaking up the sun. Claydon Bay was once the site of a large logging camp with over two hundred men and their families living in…

This was the day to round Cape Caution. The forecast was perfect, very little wind and low westerly swell. The current flowing out of the channels was fast but we timed it correctly so it would be slack when we reached that point. As we pulled the a…

And yet another long travel day. Today we went 96 miles. Along the way we saw a sea otter watching us pass by him. They are so cute to see lounging around on their backs. But the sea otter likes Dungeness crab at least as much as I do. So when you…