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Friday, August 21, 2015

Nanaimo, Vancouver Island


Friday August 21, 2015

Up before the sun this morning, as we ready the boat for our journey, a line of fifteen ducks paddle by, ALL IN A ROW.  The current at Backeddy Marina is at a minimum as we untether the boat and slip away at 07:00.  From Egmont we head down Agamemnon Channel, passing two sets of power lines which along with bridges make me nervous.  It is calm in the channel.  Out in Malaspina Strait the wind picks up so we set the sails. 


SAILING ACROSS THE STRAIT OF GEORGIA

The wind is off the starboard stern.  It is a long way across the Strait of Georgia.  The sea is choppy with increasing significant wind waves.  When the wind speed increases to 25 knots, we reduce the sails by eliminating the Genoa.  Outside Protection Island we put away the Main and motor into the harbor.  Making the boat ready we head for the fuel dock.  I hike up the ramp to shore with two weeks’ worth of garbage while Brad fills the diesel tank.   We take on 260 liters for $280.57 Canadian (1.099/L) best price yet.  There is no vacancy in the marina so we head out to the suburbs in the anchoring field by New Castle Island.  We pick a spot in 25 feet.  The wind is from the NW now, but is due to switch to the SE this evening.  Travel time 6.75 hours, Engine hours 2.8, nautical miles  ----.  The water tank filled in 2.5hours.  Our GPS coordinates: 49⁰10’582 N, 123⁰55’966 W.    After getting the boat settled and the docking lines and fenders stowed, we ready the dingy with the 9.9 HP engine for the trip back to the marina.  This task is made difficult by the rough water from the wind and all the traffic in the harbor.  It takes quite a while to find a place to dock the dingy.  They have water taxis here and discourage landing your dingy.  We have our Magna Cart and water resistant bags ready to help cart our purchases from the grocery store.  Almost 400 Canadian dollars later we are loaded down and heading back to the boat.  The wind has switched up in our favor.   Brad drives carefully so we don’t get swapped by the wakes from passing planes and boats.  Back at the boat there is still work to be done unloading and storing the purchases.  It’s been a very long day.  Brad calls home on the SAT phone as I prepare dinner, then it is showers and bedtime at 10:30.

Saturday August 22, 2015

                Resting up today at anchor in Nanaimo Harbor.  Brad is reading and running experiments. I am cleaning and crocheting.  In the afternoon we head over to town and walk along the water front.  It is very pleasant.  There are street performers, and lot of people enjoying the afternoon as we are.  Back at the boat we get ready for tomorrow, putting the dingy away and checking the current table for Dodd’s Narrows.  The wind dies down at sunset.  There is live music coming from the dingy pub at Protection Island.


STREET PERFORMERS, NANAIMO WATERFRONT


SUMMER PLACE ANCHORAGE AT NEW CASTLE ISLAND


PICTURE IN THE PARK, NANAIMO WATERFRONT


BUSY HARBOUR, NANAIMO


PICKING OUR DINGY OUT IS EASY WITH THE STAR STUDDED PAINT JOB ON THE ENGINE


SUNSET OVER NANAIMO

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