Cruising the Westcoast of BC and beyond: June 7 & 8

Sunday, June 8, 2008

June 7 & 8 - Boat Bay

Ivory Island Lighthouse

Marine Park - Oliver Cove

After Dinner Guest

Surf's Up!

The Boys enjoy an outing with Uncle Mikey

Ellerslie to Boat Bay. A leisurely 4 hour run takes us to the edge of Millbanke Sound to be tucked into a very protected bay across from the Oliver Cove Marine Park. We found that Oliver Cove is a little more exposed to the wind and waves then the bay we chose. Great gunkholing in the area with lots of sandy beaches in the outer islets and great beachcombing. Our anchorage offers a birds eye view of the channel and we can watch all the boats coming and going from our cozy little bay.
After dinner, a large black bear comes down to the beach for dinner causing the dogs to go nuts and humans in a dither with cameras in hand. Tommorrow off to Klemtu, around a 20 nm trip.

2 comments:

AnonymousJune 9, 2008 at 12:45 PM
Thanks for vsiting our Ancestrial Island Lighthouse!!

Wish we were there!!

Love Mary Ivory
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MaxDJune 12, 2008 at 1:27 PM
The Picture of Kobe brought a tear to my eye. I miss him! Oh.. you and Mike too! *grin

Glad you're having a blast! Stay safe.

Max
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"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.