There’s no routine yet, each day starts with a new destination, a different departure time, varying climate, and endings.  We sailed amid islands to bunk at Salt Springs Marina on Sunday, making good time with some gentle winds in our mainsail.  Salt Springs Island is famous for it’s abundant alternative lifestyle choices, music, and old hippies.  I found local grown greens and plenty of organic vegetables at the grocery 1/2 mile away from the marina.  The town has everything from aruveyda spas, naturopaths, yoga, spiritual mediums, gem and crystal shops, and, shops keepers with many body piercings, multi-hued hair and big smiles.  Oh, also found a fujifilm developing shop.  Who (but my son, Brandon) shoots film these days?   

Each month, BC has a three day weekend and I think this was BC Day Weekend. The marina was full of sailers from an earlier race. The tiny town of Ganges was bustling so we stayed close in and had dinner with our flotilla group. 

Monday morning was quiet, up at 6:00, walked into town for coffee, sun already warmly above the the bay.  Allusion headed out before the group hoping to get a head start to take advantage of any sailing we could muster but the wind didn't cooperate, though we gave it several good tries.  We landed at Silva Bay on the southeast  edge of Gabriola Island by 2:30, a stress free four hours of quite puttering north. I attended to some needlework in between my turns at the helm.

Tonight is a potluck with our small flotilla of ten vessels’ varied and interesting group of mariners.  There’s no wifi so will post as it’s available.  Tomorrow we cross the Strait of Georgia northwesterly to Sechelt Peninsula.  The winds are looking favorable for a hearty sail;  good news to us, not so good news to the trawlers in our group. We’ll berth in Pender Harbor.