Cruising the Westcoast of BC and beyond: August 2

Sunday, August 3, 2008

August 2 - Prince Rupert

Overview of Prince Rupert Yacht Club

Teenage Eagle

Prince Rupert Yacht Club Office

Bit of Color at the Yacht Club

Blue Heron at the Docks

We meet up with Gord and Nancy Argue (fellow BYC members) at the docks in Rupert. They have had a great trip also and we decide to get together for dinner at "Smiles" tonight.

First a "Rent A Wreck" for the day as we (The ladies) need to re-provision groceries, liquor and miscellaneous items while the men fill up propane tanks, water tanks and general tidying (all the Blue Jobs). Mike and I re-provision liquor and food for a month while the others re-provision for a few weeks. We will be trying to get to the Broughtons for August 10-14th to meet up with other friends. Penny also takes Scupper to the vets to deal with some blocked (yucky) scent glands. Fresh as Daisy, Scupper can now hold his head high with his new "stink free" outlook on life.
A beautiful sunset, first game of "The Game" back in Canadian waters and off to bed to dream of new adventures on our way home.

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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.