Category Archives: cruising

We left home almost two weeks ago with only a vague plan for the summer: head north. We hope to make it up to the northern end of Vancouver Island to visit our friends Cindy and Greg, who moved to Sointula a few years ago, but we’re not following any kind of schedule. After theContinue reading “And We’re Off”

We spent the last few weeks back on the boat–and I’m surprised. Surprised that I wanted to be back on the boat. When we returned to Canada after nearly three years of cruising, I thought I’d be done with it for a while–not forever, but at least for the summer. We had other plans, andContinue reading “Sailing Again”

The cries for help seeped into my sleep. It was early. The sky was brightening, though the sun had not yet reached the horizon. It was cold. I thought Mexico was supposed to be warm?! We were berthed in the Cruiseport Marina in Ensenada, Mexico. Did I really hear someone calling for help? I wasn’tContinue reading “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire”

Our trip up the west coast was an exercise in patience. It was a series of one- or two-day hops from one harbour to the next, followed by five or so days of waiting for favourable weather conditions before we could make the next hop. Our hops usually meant motoring into as little wind andContinue reading “Crab Trapped”

I watched a lot of TV as a kid—perhaps too much. One show I used to watch was Get Smart. Agent 86 was always screwing up, and one of his favourite lines was, “Missed it by that much.” Wednesday, as we were traversing Porlier Pass ready to cross the Strait of Georgia and on toContinue reading “Missed It By That Much”

Shortly before noon yesterday, we crossed back into Canada. We stopped at Oak Bay Marina in Victoria, and after a short call to Canada Border Services, we were checked in and good to go. I guess the trip is history now, except I have several more stories to share. Hopefully, I’ll be able to makeContinue reading “Made It!”

I’m way behind. I have so much writing to catch up on but it will have to wait for another day. Early this morning, we rounded Cape Flattery in the Straight of Juan de Fuca. We dropped anchor in Neah Bay to get some much-needed sleep. There is a gale warning up for the StraightContinue reading “Almost Home”

We’ve had a busy couple of weeks. We spent five days in Mexico before casting off the lines and sailing to San Diego. We left before dawn and made it before nightfall. We don’t like going into places in the dark. The next day was my birthday and our good friends Chris and Linda BrubakerContinue reading “We Have Some Catching Up To Do”

After an awesome month back home in Canada, we are back onboard Cambria. Our time in Canada was split between Vancouver and Vancouver Island. We had a great time with our kids, the rest of our family, and catching up with some friends. There were lots of people that we didn’t see, but we areContinue reading “Back Onboard and Back to Work”