Tumbo and Cabbage Island

I left Vancouver early this morning and it was a perfect day to cruise the Strait of Georgia (in a power boat): no wind, no waves, sunshine and I encountered two groups of humpback whales. Now I am in the Southern Gulf Islands, in the park consisting of Tumbo and Cabbage Islands with a nice bay in between. I took a paddle board out for a long ride and am now enjoying the evening sun.

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Cultus Lake

We came to Cultus Lake yesterday to join the retreat from our church, about 2 hours into the Fraser Valley from Vancouver. We had a little time to look at the lake and have dinner at the golf club before the program began. It is nice to spend the weekend with friends.

Vancouver in the rain

I brought the boat back to Vancouver for a week and yesterday we celebrated Sheila´s mother birthday with the family on Ancient Murrelet. Unfortunately, it was raining quite heavily, so we stayed at the dock and ate lots of food. Very nice to see everybody and we all had a good time anyhow.

Birthday party

Port Graves

It rained all day, and quite heavily in the afternoon. I came into Port Graves and am anchored off Camp Artaban tonight. Somehow it feels like Howe Sound should look like this, but I think I still prefer sunshine. Nevertheless, I got a lot of boat chores done.

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Keats Island

I am by myself again, and crossed the Strait of Georgia today. Tonight I am in Plumbers Cove on Keats Island. I managed to walk 7 km in the woods here, and that did not exhaust all the trails. The weather was cloudy but dry, tomorrow it is supposed to rain.

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Sheila’s friends

Sheila invited five of her friends from Vancouver to join us on the boat in Nanaimo today, and I invited one of the husbands to help me drive the boat. We took a tour of the Malaspinas Galleries and Snake Island, and then stopped at Newcastle Island. A group of otters welcomed us there, having lunch, as did we. It was a nice day and the weather was ideal.

Newcastle Island

I returned to Newcastle Island today, but have no plans to go to the Dinghy Dock Pub. It will be a quiet evening on the boat instead.

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Wallace Island

Kalthoffs and Andrea are returning to Europe today and I took the boat from Ganges to Wallace Island. I walked 11km on the island this afternoon (every trail!), the weather is not as hot anymore but quite pleasant.

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Happy birthday Andrea!

We are all back in Vancouver and today we are helping Andrea celebrate her birthday with a walk, a game of golf and a little party tonight. The weather continues to be nice and warm.

Walking in Stanley Park

Hummingbird Pub

We stayed in Montague Harbour today, exploring Galiano and enjoying a quiet day on the boat. This evening we took the bus to the Hummingbird Pub, and Tommy Transit put on his usual performance of music, stories and drumming. Always fun!