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Texada Island—“Sheet Harbour West”
18-19 June 2012 As we were reaching up the Malaspina Strait, we debated about where we should make a reprovisioning stop before we arrived in Desolation Sound. A resort marina near Grief Point was pricey and commuting to Powell River … Continue reading
Northwest Buccaneer
10 June 2012 We pick up a mooring buoy at N 49° 29.534’ W 123° 59.029’ in Buccaneer Bay, North and South Thormanby Islands You think that Buccaneer Bay will be about pirates and adventure. That such a place will … Continue reading
Passages in Howe Sound
1-10 June 2012 We do some repairs, laundry and communications, meet up with Vancouver friends, and wait for Elisabeth to arrive from Nova Scotia. It is all very exciting although much of this activity involves using the boat like a … Continue reading
Strait Crossing (in which we learn the origins of several colonial place names)
Thursday 31 May 2012 We set out from Nanaimo for Howe Sound in the morning after listening to the weather report. It’s about 26 miles across the Georgia Strait, anchorage to anchorage, on this calm grey morning. We hope for … Continue reading
Posted in 2012
Tagged BC Place Names, Georgia Strait, Howe Sound, Sunshine Coast, Vancouver
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