When I woke in the five o’clock hour, my head stayed on the pillow but my mind was on deck — already out on the…
From the Galley: Barbecued Oysters
One of our favorite parts of cruising around Vancouver Island this summer has been the ability to harvest shell fish along the way. We are…
Not enough time in Quatsino Sound
Steep cliffs rose high above us and green trees bent over the water. Birds chirped, the faint sound of rushing water echoed and a steady…
From the Galley: Discovering good dehydrated food
Yes, you read the title right, we actually found some good dehydrated food — and it’s aptly named, Good To-Go foods. Lets be honest for…
Round the outside: Port Hardy to Sea Otter Cove
We could see the huge waves rolling over the Nahwitti Bar from a few miles out. And the closer we got, the more we rose…
Tips on self-sufficiency and provisioning while cruising the Broughtons
As we head over the top of Vancouver Island, we look forward to what is to come on the outside and back at what a…
The education of cruising through history and nature
After dropping the anchor in a small cove on the western end of Village Island, I looked around, surveying the foreshore and the skeletal remains…