Well busy as things go for a guy and a cat living on a small boat! After spending a couple of days at Blind Bay departed heading west through Wasp Passage. This is a tight channel and I kept near the shore as a Washington State Ferry overtook SWALLOW. WA State ferry transits Wasp Passage. … Continue reading Busy couple of weeks
Labor Day has passed. I'm noticing there are fewer boats around. The weather seems to have noticed summer is getting near its end and some real rain may fall over the next five or more days. Since May there hasn't been much rain ... only a couple of days where I put on rain gear … Continue reading Late summer
Today Momma Kitty and I begin our fifth month living on a boat. Four months ago, on 1 May, we moved aboard SWEET PEA which we cruised until the middle of July when we moved onto SWALLOW. All goes well aboard SWALLOW. We have been gunkholing around the Canadian Gulf Islands for twelve days. We … Continue reading Four months
Swallow, Momma Kitty and Dave have arrived in Canada! A couple days ago motored across Boundary Pass from Stuart Island, San Juan Islands, to Bedwell Harbour and cleared customs. At the unstaffed boarder station I used the courtsey phone for a quick and easy call - Canada makes it simple and welcoming. Wind and current … Continue reading Canada
