Or, what were you doing on opening day of yachting season??After a night of waking up at intervals (0130, 0400, 0700) to check the weather reports for Queen Charlotte Sound, and the buoy reports for “West Sea Otter” buoy, Jim Matheson and I initially d…
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Dent Island to Port McNeill
Orca’s near Green Point RapidsThe pod appeared to have at least 7 membersPutting on a show for usDeparting the sceneMay 6, 2011High slack water at Dent Rapids was predicted to be at 0649, an early wakeup. We had made arrangements the previous evening …
Dent Island – Chapter Two
Getting Ready for Dinner at Dent Island LodgeThe eagle getting his appetizer on the fly!After getting Spirit squared away, phone calls made for spare parts, filling the water tanks, washing off the salt, Miriam and Patrick headed to dinner at the Dent…
Nanaimo to Desolation Sound and Dent Island
Waterfall in Teakerne Arm, Desolation SoundOur anchor “rabbit” in Prideaux HavenAnother beautiful evening in Prideaux Haven, Desolation SoundMay 3, 2011The wind decreased overnight and we left Nanaimo’s Cameron Island Marina at 0645 under partly cloudy…
Roche Harbor to Nanaimo
After a leisurely breakfast at the Lime Kiln Grill with Jim & Cheryl Matheson, we headed out in moderate rain for Nanaimo about 0900. We called Canadian Customs and got a clearance number over the phone, but about 30 minutes later a large black inf…
2011 Selene Rendezvous
Some of the 31 Selene’s at Roche Harbor
The 2011 Selene Owner’s Rendezvous is over
It is a sunny but cool Sunday morning in Roche Harbor and most of the 31 Selene’s attending this year’s gathering have left, either starting their trip north to Alaska, or returning to their home ports. We intended to leave this morning also, but seve…
3 Days to our 2011 Departure
It is early on Sunday morning, April 24, 2011 and we are getting ready to attend Easter Sunday services, one of the last events we will attend in Bellevue before heading back to Anacortes on Tuesday morning. In the afternoon we will celebrate Easter w…
55 Days to Departure for the 2011 Adventure
Since Spirit arrived back in Anacortes after the sojourn in Lake Union, planning for the 2011 trip to SE Alaska has been intense. We spent time at the Seattle Boat Show looking for additional safety equipment to better prepare for offshore cruising an…
Spirit is back in Anacortes
After nearly two months in Lake Union, Spirit is now safely moored at her home port, Anacortes Marina.We are now on the 4th ECM for the Cummins main engine, and hope the problems with the ECM, wiring harnesses and other engine controls have been put to…
