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Gwaii Haanas: Hlk’yah G̱awG̱a & G̱andll K’in Gwaay.yaay (2023 July)
Sticking to my journal as a guide, we continue south to other parts of Gwaii Haanas Park including the rest of the Watchman sites. The first would be Hlk’yah G̱awG̱a (Windy Bay) where a recently raised legacy pole stands. The island, Tllga Kun Gwaayaay (Lyell Island) also houses the site of a very important protest…
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Day 3: Ruff ‘n’ Tumble Repower: Despair and Squalor
Day three’s goal is scrubbin’ and boy oh boy scrubbin’ is what it was, and will be, and will be. The boat is in disrepair, stuff everywhere, everything sticky, no where to walk, no where to hide. We are writing these one day behind so I am currently sitting atop a pile of things writing
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Day 2: Ruff ‘n’ Tumble Repower: Engine Removed
After our late start dismantling yesterday, today commenced around 11am with the goal of hopefully getting the engine out of the boat and on the deck somewhere. There wasn’t too much left. Essentially the goal is to disconnect everything from the engine so its just sitting there. We had 2 major components left, the coupler
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Day 1 of a Ruff ‘n’ Tumble Repower
So the story goes we are re powering Karma! We are slapping in a 2GM20F in place of our well used and well loved 2QM. The first funny thing we learned was that what we have is not a 20 HP engine, but an 8 HP. Since we got the boat and was told from
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Desolation Sound
Hilariously named by Captain Vancouver as he was in a bad mood here and disappointed by the mountains not being curated like an English garden, Desolation Sound is a destination sailing and cruising ground for those in the PNW. This is a highly talked about part of the world for cruisers in Washington. It’s just
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Salt water in the engine (x2)
First salt circa 3 March 2023 Twas the night before my birthday and all throughout the boat, Liam routinely ran the engine and tidied about The next day we were to set sail – the island of OrcasTo take in Deer Harbor and perhaps sight orcas We enjoyed Mike’s Cafe, cherry pie, songs, and wineBut
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Big Push North
After a few stops in harbours and islands we visited last year in the Southern Gulf Islands we found ourselves once again at the town of Ganges. A lovely little town, often called ‘the Friday Harbor of the Gulf Islands’ we returned more out of momentum and the the thought ‘this is a place people
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“The right size for a yacht is large enough to have 6 onboard for cocktails, 4 onboard for dinner, and 2 onboard to sleep” – William Stuart Herreshoff
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