Tim rests between watches.

If the weather is wild, we don't go below between our turns at the helm.  

Each day is a grateful reminder of the preciousness of life, the grace and beauty found in creation, which really is a reflection of love.  What an incredible journey these 62 years of life have been!

Four Big Ones!

Today is my birthday, I awoke to the sounds of waves lapping against the boat, rocking it just enough to gently bring me into consciousness.  It's my birthday and I plan to celebrate it with the crabs and fresh caught salmon.

Early morning rain, so far, no wind.

We're in Prince Rupert in north BC, the largest city between Vancouver and Juneau.  We have wifi, sort of,  so all of the blog posts from the last five days have been posted this afternoon which is why there are so many all at once.

It's a crazy rush to get all the emails answered, the phone calls made, the necessary errands as well as try to post a few pre-written blogs in time before we leave tomorrow.  Tim and I plan to leave the group and head to Foggy Bay instead of waiting out a day in the marina for perfect weather.  The forecast is for 5-15 knot winds, ocean swells of 2-3 feet with expected gusts up to 25 across Dixon Entrance.  We feel confident that the winds and swells will be able to be handled with grace in our boat.

We saw the last of the fjords this morning as we sailed north into wider channels and into Prince Rupert.  It's a busy port, the shipping business is the mainstay these days, with containers from China coming and going, bringing goods and taking coal.  It was interesting to see it so closely.

We'll be saying goodby to Canada as we cross over into Alaska and will soon remove the obligatory flag from our halyard to replace it with Old Glory again.  

Tim, fishing off the transom on a beautiful morning.

We loved putting the transom down whenever the fishing bug bit Tim.  It proved to work for him on several occasions.

Allusion in Windy Bay

Island Boardwalk

Cruise ships full of spectators passing in Johnstone Straits

White sided Pacific Dolphins cavorting alongside our starboard.