Cruising the Westcoast of BC and beyond: Day 2 The weatherman is a Liarhead

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Day 2 The weatherman is a Liarhead

Sunset from my sisters front porch

Boat basin in Powell River

Another stunning day on our beautiful coast We left Pender Harbour at the crack of 9:00 and cruised at a breakneck speed of 8 knots to Powell River. All of the winds did not materialize nor did the rain. It was a sunny and calm day, so much so we wanted to keep going, but we remembered that we were in no rush. Dinner at family in Powell River tonight...woo hooo no cooking again! My new stove is certainly not getting a good work out.
Mike was estactic to find out we had only used 20 gal. of fuel from Vancouver to Pender Harbour (about a 65 mile run) Today was chore day for Mike, he put his new brake cable on the motorbike and did some minor modifications on our dashboard.

Another Spectacular sunset and a wonderful day.

3 comments:

mApril 14, 2008 at 7:55 PM
Hope the weather stays nice for your journey..........

See you in a 5 months!!!!!!!!!

Love your other sister (quiet one)
M
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Brenda KleamanApril 15, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Hey Betty/Mike, hear you are in 3 Ducks Bay (Thompson name for Prideau), no dust on you two! Hope all is well and that you are having a great time! Miss you, take care.
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Gord and NancyApril 16, 2008 at 9:58 AM
Hi Betty Glad you are having good weather and making excellent progress. We started a blog inspired by your efforts at www.gordandnancyblog.blogspot.com. So we can track each other this way and we hopr to see you up there.
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Profiles of who we are

"Shaman II" is a 48' 1973 fiberglass "Gulf Commander". Twin Caterpillar 3116. 500 gal Fuel (Gulp!) and 500 gal fresh water. We have owned her for 27 years and we are the second owner. We are a self sufficient cruising machine with all the trappings of home. Mike and I are retired now and every chance we get, we "Live the Dream". We have one fabulous son who is the proud owner of his own boat, "Eye Candy"....aptly named after his sweetie, Shannon! Three of the sweetest Grandchildren you could have....Mr. Keaton and Coco (Cohen aka the Pope), and baby Harrison (Bob).

Mike and I have spent our summers for the last 45 years scouring the coast to see all that we can see in every nook and cranny our boat will fit into. The earlier years were spent as any normal boating family would, bringing our son and friends to Desolation Sound for 2 weeks of swimming! These days, we spend most of our time mid coast. Three trips to Alaska under our belt and 25 plus years hanging out in the Central to North Coast.