Cruising in British Columbia

Detour to Saltspring Island

Posted by Sailor Girl on July 5, 2010 at 10:02 pm

We usually seek solitude when we manage a weekend away in our floating home and this past weekend was no exception; our destination was Prevost Island. When our 40 hp Mitsubishi started coughing, we realized that we were low on fuel and headed into the closest harbor which was Ganges on Saltspring Island. The harbour [...]

A Chance Encounter with a Prairie Chicken

Posted by Sailor Girl on June 27, 2010 at 5:41 pm

During the summer of 2003, we were visiting the book exchange at Lagoon Cove in the Broughton Archipegalo when we struck up a conversation with an older woman. She too was anchored in her modest sailboat while luxury yachts were tied to the marina docks anticipating the arrival of the happy hour celebrations that the marina is [...]