21st June and the shortest day of the year. Its wet and cold in Auckland and work on Truce has declined to a snail’s pace. My casual job at Burnsco, travel for Marine Consultancy work and the short daylight hours all conspire to keep me off the boat for days at a time. From now on... Continue Reading →
BEAUTIFUL BARKLEY SOUND
The West Coast of Vancouver Island is turning out to be one of the best parts of the trip down from Alaska. After leaving Ucluelet this morning I headed over to the Broken Group of Islands in Barkley Sound. Many of these islands form part of a Marine Park and are much used in the... Continue Reading →
A DOCILE WEST COAST DAY
Today was one of those days when nothing much exciting happened but it was a really nice day. The anchorage at Bawden Bay was very peaceful and the morning was calm. I motored out of the anchorage and down towards Tofino through the various channels and islands, a very scenic trip. Tofino looks like a... Continue Reading →