A Sailing Interlude

Yes, we actually went sailing.

We left Nanaimo and slowly made our way north to Desolation Sound. The trip up was very nice; warm weather and some spirited close-hauled sailing, especially north of Westview. We visited False Bay on Lasqueti Island, the town of Westview, Copeland Marine Park and Refuge Cove en route.

Once we were in Desolation, the weather turned a bit cold and rainy, so we spent 4 nights at anchor, 3 in Theodosia Inlet and 1 in Grace Harbour, both parts of Malaspina Inlet. We were nice and cozy in our cabin, with the diesel heater keeping us warm, taking it easy reading books and playing games. This was a great opportunity to see how long we can go without power as the solar panels were not producing much while the sun was hidden by clouds.

On the forth day, the sun came out and we left the inlet and sailed to Cortes Bay where we able to dinghy ashore and do some hiking. As you can see, it's a pretty tough life.

We made our way back south pretty much all under power as the winds had completely left us. We did see some fog but it was not a problem as it kept itself at a distance and just made for a gorgeous photo opportunity.

We motored to Comox where we stayed overnight at the marina, then cris-crossed the straight, visiting the east side of Lasqueti Island (Boho Bay) and Bargain Bay (just south of Pender Harbour) before returning to Nanaimo just ahead of a major storm front that was moving in.

On this short trip, we saw more wildlife than we ever have before, many seals and birds of course, but also a Sea Lion and some Dolphins. We were beginning to doubt that these creatures even existed.

Unfortunately, we had to cut out trip short and hurry back to Edmonton. We have a lot of work to do, shutting down Richard's business and getting ready for our trip to South America in October.