Archive for July, 2010
We have been regulars at Vancouver Island MusicFest in the Comox Valley for many years. On July 9 – 11th, we joined thousands of other music lovers in 33 C sunshine to hear musicians and singers from across the globe. The festival’s heart is its army of volunteers and they were out in full force during [...]
Instead of cruising this weekend we decided to stay home and get caught up on some boat chores, but the need to have some fun was calling so we went for an early morning dinghy ride before the city woke up. No city noise, just birds and sunshine… and then finally, on our way home [...]
I was reading Fishing with John by Edith Iglauer – a chronicle of a woman’s experience of commercial fishing on the British Columbia coast. Edith was an American raised in an upper class family in New York City when she met John, a closet scholar and commercial fisherman who trolled for spring salmon using traditional fishing methods. [...]
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 [...]
Vanity is thy name woman! Arms stretched to their limit, bordering on becoming monkey arms from carrying too many groceries much too far. You squish as much as you can into your backpack but still – monkey arms 20 minutes later. The liveaboard lament. It seems that when you live on a boat you are [...]