We took a helicopter tour of the live volcanos in Hilo and saw some awe-inspiring lava displays. New lava river had formed and the vent into the ocean was also on display.
Our ongoing adventures of cruising up and down our beautiful coast - delicious, breath-taking scenery with some unforgettable characters and adventures that make you want to buy a boat!
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
2017 February - Now for something completely different
So its not really related to boating, but I found it quite amusing to call this trip - out to the outer 50. We went to the Big Island of Hawaii for a week and I drew some different conclusions on how Mother Nature shows off her wares in the warmer climes.
We took a helicopter tour of the live volcanos in Hilo and saw some awe-inspiring lava displays. New lava river had formed and the vent into the ocean was also on display.
We took a helicopter tour of the live volcanos in Hilo and saw some awe-inspiring lava displays. New lava river had formed and the vent into the ocean was also on display.
2016 recap
So its been a while since we updated our blog!
2016 brought us a very toned down adventure as Mike broke his heel. It was the summer we had planned to go to Alaska, but darned if that plan didn't change! The winter of 2015-2016 was spent building our new hard top in anticipation of going to Alaska as our old trusty canvas was full of leaks and had done it's job over the years it was on the boat!
Since able-bodied second Mate was doing all the chores associated with going on any outing, she chose a slimmed down version of boating. Then there was the "what-ifs" to contend with. Although I am very proficient on the boat, I cannot fix the stuff that goes wrong on any extended boating holiday beyond filling up batteries with water. Some what if's did occur and we dealt with them as best we could, with Mike hobbling, sometimes crawling to get around on the boat and Betty fetching tools, we managed to overcome most of the problems that arose.
We spent the 2016 summer sitting in our favourite spot in the Broughtons. Friends came and went and we had a very enjoyable time! Mike was able to get out fishing with his trusty fishing companion, Ruby. The weather was spectacular and the fishing was average, but we did get away and even managed to find a few new places to stay.
I will put some highlight photographs in from 2016, but there will be no "blow-by-blow" of our 2016 summer journey.
2016 brought us a very toned down adventure as Mike broke his heel. It was the summer we had planned to go to Alaska, but darned if that plan didn't change! The winter of 2015-2016 was spent building our new hard top in anticipation of going to Alaska as our old trusty canvas was full of leaks and had done it's job over the years it was on the boat!
Since able-bodied second Mate was doing all the chores associated with going on any outing, she chose a slimmed down version of boating. Then there was the "what-ifs" to contend with. Although I am very proficient on the boat, I cannot fix the stuff that goes wrong on any extended boating holiday beyond filling up batteries with water. Some what if's did occur and we dealt with them as best we could, with Mike hobbling, sometimes crawling to get around on the boat and Betty fetching tools, we managed to overcome most of the problems that arose.
We spent the 2016 summer sitting in our favourite spot in the Broughtons. Friends came and went and we had a very enjoyable time! Mike was able to get out fishing with his trusty fishing companion, Ruby. The weather was spectacular and the fishing was average, but we did get away and even managed to find a few new places to stay.
I will put some highlight photographs in from 2016, but there will be no "blow-by-blow" of our 2016 summer journey.
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| Touche was a great help in the first few weeks and we said goodbye to her in Desolation Sound |
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| Solquist came up to the Broughtons on a whirlwind Tour before leaving us |
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| Mike and Ruby trying to catch the big one! |
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| Great Blue Heron Fishing (Probably did better than us!) |
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| Shaman at Anchor off of Sandy Island |
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| Moon rise off of Sandy Island |
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| Shaman at rest, still at Sandy Island |
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