Category Archives: Canada

This time last year we were off to Vancouver for Ela and Lucas’ wedding. A very proud day for us aboard the vessel out on Burrard Inlet in beautiful surroundings. The audio is ordinary but the punchline of what Lucas … Continue reading →

Last week we chartered the 100′ Pacific Yacht for the marriage of our daughter Elouisa to Lucas Reid in Vançouver, British Columbia.

I have enjoyed the last two weeks staying with Ela L’il bear#1 daughter and Lucas in Victoria BC. The manuscript is coming along really well and will be published on Amazon in both kindle and hard copy coffee table sized … Continue reading →

Dawn at Gore Bay, looking across to where we had dinner last night at Buoys Eatery.  We got away at 7.30am, conditions were still like a millpond but it did pick up to about 15 knots of wind half way … Continue reading →

We reached the most Northern point our our loop today at beautiful Benjamin Islands that was recommended to us by several people. We then headed back SW to Gore Bay where we met Rob while refueling. Rob was wearing a … Continue reading →

Last night turned into a much bigger event than we could have ever envisaged. The Sportsmans Inn manager Mark called an expatriate Aussie,  Lisa and told her to come over as there was two Aussies at the marina. It turned … Continue reading →

Our route today took us from the Gunbarrel anchorage at the right of the map above to the blue pin in the middle through a magic inland channel known as Collins Inlet. Much of the inlet is a gorge through … Continue reading →

Above is the offshore route to get from Britt at the right across to Gunbarrel anchorage on the left. We didn’t actually take this route as there was 15 to 20 knots of Westerly, nearly enough to consider staying put … Continue reading →

Once again we saw some enthralling locations as we made our way from Sans Souci through the South Channel into Parry Sound Harbour. The piloting was a bit easier without the fog today but the channel was narrow in places … Continue reading →

The Ontario Psychiatric Hospital occupies beautiful prime waterfront land at Asylum Point, near Penetang Harbor. The beacon in the foreground is actually a starboard channel marker. Remembering that North America has the reverse of international convention for red and green … Continue reading →