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Olympia
We’re back! We were out for 3 months exactly. What a wild ride it’s been. Feels good to be home. Time to catch up on a lot of work things, …
McMicken Island!
Yaaaay!!! Our ‘home anchorage’ We keep saying to each other ‘it feels so good to be here.’ And it does. We have the anchorage to ourselves. …
Passage to mcmicken
I’ll update later
Back to Gig Harbor
Wow oh wow. We’re so close to home now. We’re both somewhat itching to get back home. We got an email yesterday that our names are at the …
Blake Island
Brian has wanted to visit here since our 103/104 class (before we even owned the boat!) The mooring balls have always been full or timing …
Poulsbo
Wow. That was a long day. 9 hours underway. After dropping the anchor, I sat at the bow of the boat, looking at the harbor. There was a …
Biiiiig push today
The conditions were right, and Brian had the day off from work, so we are pushing on to Poulsbo! While in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Brian …
Back in the US
Last night we played the ever-beloved game of “where is this water coming from?!?” After the bilge pump went off unexpectedly. Ugh. I hate …
My birthday 🥳
Excited to go to Victoria to celebrate!
Sidney!
I love Sidney and I’m so happy to be back! I’m excited to go to the beach glass beach, go to the organic cotton clothing store and to eat …
Montague
One of our favorite places. We didn’t get to stop here on our way north, so I’m happy to be here on our way home. It’s so exciting getting …
Telegraph Harbour - rendezvous
Haha, well… Here we are at the Ladysmith Yacht club’s last rendezvous of the season. And we know like… 1/8 of the people here. Life is so …
Ladysmith
First time here! Brian’s grandma Laura, used to talk about Ladysmith all the time. We’re anchored in a really… Sketch area. Haha. We’ll see …
Passage to Ladysmith
Went through Dodd Narrows and got some sailing in!
Nanaimo
I will update later
Strait of Georgia
Woke up to a beautiful morning. Left at 6:45am Big day today. Rolly. We’ve got Maui locked up in the aft cabin. The boat is surfing.
The Hawaii of BC
Tribune Bay! We finally made it.
Henry Bay Again
Our time was up to leave the dock, so we made the short, 1 hour trip south back to Henry Bay while we wait for weather to clear up to go to …
Comox Valley
Ok, we’re finally here. Wow. Deep breaths. Time to hustle and get some errands done before the rain comes! First things first… Get a month’s …
Passage to Comox
We are back-tracking a bit here, but not a problem. Very very very smoky this morning! Ash was falling on the boat. And our short 1 hour …
Henry Bay
Wow, what a change! This is a great spot to be! For now anyway… First things first, I got the dinghy ready, and took Maui to shore. While on …
Passage to Comox area
Rolly!! Ugh. We’ve def had worse, but this isn’t fun. Views are spectacular though. Our first time transiting the west side of Strait of …
Rebecca Spit
Wow, continued to be very windy here. Decently stressful day. I’m frustrated. I spent 10 minutes writing up my thoughts and I forgot that …
Passage to Rebecca Spit
Left at 6:00 this morning, so we could hit slack tide at 7:15 in Beazley Pass. (Narrows) Maui was not happy about her early morning …
Octopus Islands Part ii
Gosh it’s been windy here!! The temps have been very warm, so the wind has been strong. We have been spinning and rolling a ton. Sleep has …
Octopus Islands
Last year this was our northernmost point. Wow, we went so much further this year!!! We love this spot, so we might stay here for a few …
Dolphin pod!
Passage to Octopus Islands gave us the opportunity to see a really active dolphin pod. So cool!! A couple of them played on our bow, but I …
Hanfeld Bay
Loved this spot! It’s really cute and decent shore access for Maui. It’s small, only a couple of boats fit in here. I took Maui to shore and …
Green Point Rapids
Brian had work meetings this morning, so I did Green Point rapids all on my own. That’s a big deal for me, and it’s my first rapids. I was …
Forward Harbour
Love this spot! I went for a hike with Willy and Barb and their dog Skeena. I found a massive barnacle cluster on the beach! I made a crab, …
Potts Lagoon
Will update later
Kwatsi Bay
Our friend George said this was his favorite place in the Broughtons, so we wanted to give it a try. Excited to be here and explore.
Lacy falls
Dang, there’s a really beautiful waterfall here, but it hasn’t been raining for awhile, so it was all dried up. We’ll just have to come back …
Berry Cove
We’re going to call in ‘Beary Cove’ We saw lots of black bears here including a mama and 3 cubs. It was fun to watch and observe them. We …
Passage to Berry Cove
We stopped Back in Sullivan Bay to fill up our Diesel tanks. They had the most expensive diesel we’ve seen… $2.60/liter making it …
Turnbull Cove
We left Sullivan Bay around 7:30AM to get to Turnbull before Brian’s meetings at 9:00. Boy, was it foggy!! Soon after we set our anchor, the …
Sullivan Bay
I’ll update later
Passage to Sullivan Bay
I’ll update later
Tsunami Advisory - Blunden Harbour
At 6:30 PM we got word that an earthquake happened near coast of Russia. At that time it was an 8.7 earthquake, which is the 8th strongest …
Passage to Blunden Harbour
Will update later
Allison Harbour
Will update later
S Around Cape Caution
Woke up at 4:30, and took Maui to shore. I didn’t sleep very well last night. That’s common for me, I get too anxious. I emptied and lifted …
Fury Cove
Soon after we arrived to beautiful Fury Cove, Brian threw out his back. We took Maui to shore to go potty and check out the unique shell …
Passage to Pruth
We woke up this morning on the dock at Shearwater and went to breakfast with the group. I love getting weekend breakfast and it was fun to …
Shearwater part 2
We arrived at Shearwater and first things first, we filled up our Diesel tank. We’re thankful to have a spot at the dock after hearing …
Passage
Another relatively technical pass, requiring to pay close attention to depth and direction. Brian spent some time working in the cockpit …
Rescue Bay #2
Well, it was finally our turn to host an evening get together. When the group had 12, it wasn’t possible, but a group of 6 we CAN do. After, …
Meyers pass
Was a decently technical pass. And visibility was really poor. Foggy and spitting rain. At the start of the passage there was a call on the …
Quiggly Creek Cove
Cute little spot. Our group of 3 was cozy in this anchorage. We were invited over to happily Marooned and we all chatted about the great …
Passage - outside of princess royal
We left at 0630. Foggy, and moist day today. For the first hour we had quite a few whale groups, which is always exciting. Today we’ll be in …
Barnard Harbour
Cozy anchorage. I made pulled pork quesadilla for lunch. More to update later… We were playing the card game ‘golf’ on Ocean symphony. It …
Passage to Barnard Harbour
Left at 700 this morning and we had another visitor on our anchor chain. Our track from our movement at anchor reminded me of some ink …
Furthest point North: Hartley Bay / Otter Shoal
Decided to Anchor in Otter Shoal because the dock was full at Hartley Bay. Hartley Bay is a native community. They don’t have roads, and …
Passage to Hartley Bay
We left Butedale at 8:30am after meeting back up with the fleet. Butedale Falls was pretty spectacular. – I have better pictures on my …
Butedale
We met some folks on row boats here. Row boats… 19’. Liz and Ben. They were in their early 30’s and they live in Haines, Alaska. They took …
Passage to butedale
We didn’t want to stay anchored in Khuntz bay. In addition to the flies, the anchorage was just not great. We had trouble setting our …
Khuntz bay
Ok, this place is really beautiful. Like… mountain views, biiig waterfall, etc. We wanted to stay anchored here, but after even just 15 …
Passage to Kuhntz Inlet
For lunch we had Crab salad sandwiches, Cheetos and I ate the last of the Bull Kelp Pickles I made. Yum! But I want to make them again with …
Swanson Bay
Really cool ruins site. We anchored here just for a little visit to hike around. Another boater had told us that they had recently …
Passage to Swanson Bay
The views!!! Holy moly! We passed by a pretty large fish farm, that was interesting.
Poison Cove
I started the day by catching 5 crabs! 2 were keepers! Wahoo! Then we left for poison cove, on our friends boat, (so it won’t show up on our …
Windy Bay
Well… Had a first on the boat today. For the last 24 hours there’s been this awful smell building.. it was strongest when on the top step to …
Mathison Channel -- Passage to Windy Bay
When we left, I handled leaving all on my own. Normally, Brian is at the helm, and I’m at the bow of the boat dealing with the anchor. He …
Passage to + Rescue Bay
When we pulled up our anchor this morning, there was a starfish on the chain, that’s a first. Weather was BEAUTIFUL on passage. Sunglasses …
Music night in Oliver Cove
Nice small anchorage. We had beautiful weather here. We were invited over to Grato for “appy hour” which means everyone brings a small snack …
Passage to Oliver Cove
We were bucking enough to put Maui in the cabin. Was nice to be at least going head on into the swell instead of it coming on our beam …
Shearwater + Bella Bella
Our first night, We enjoyed dinner at a restaurant (say whaaaa?!?) with our flotilla. I got fish and chips but upgrade to poutine, and a …
Shearwater
Arrived in Shearwater. Finally can do some laundry, and go to a ‘grocery’ store.
Ocean Falls
(We’ll be here for a few days waiting out weather) Ocean falls used to be a town of 4,000 people. That’s SIZABLE for the fact that it’s in …
Passage to Ocean Falls
Last night we went to bed with red skies. The phrase is “red sky at night… sailors delight” And we woke up to a beautiful day!! Along the …
Codville Lagoon
Put out the crab trap… We’ll see! And went for a muddy hike with a few others to a freshwater lake. As we arrived back to our dinghies, …
Passage to Codville
Well, we found another leak last night in the rain storm. We also ran a new Starlink wire through the boat (not an easy or fun chore) …
Exploring Namu
Namu used to be something. And now it’s not. It’s hard to describe with words… Here are some pictures. The energy of a place like this is… …
Rock Inlet
Left Pruth at 7:00, arrived in Rock inlet at 10:00. On the way we passed a ghost ‘town’ called Namu. Took Maui to shore, and found a large… …
Pruth Bay
We’ve really enjoyed our time here. Went for a 5 hour hike with the group and explored several beaches. When we got back, I made a bunch of …
Headed to Pruth
Calm passage today with 2 different sets of humpbacks. Pruth is supposed to be beautiful with white sand beaches, and well-maintained …
Arrived in Oyster Bay
Very fun getting back into here, tight quarters. We went for a short paddle board ride. I pan fried my Salmon Roe, Brian did some …
Event couple of days!
Wow we’ve had an eventful couple of days. Cruising is truly a rollercoaster. You’re on top of the world with joy one minute, and instantly …
Off shore
:sailboat: This spot. Right here. Is called Cape Caution… Appropriately named by Captain Vancouver after his ship ran aground. For many …
Port Alexander
Beautiful anchorage staging us for Cape Caution, hopefully tomorrow. Crossing around Cape Caution is a big rite of passage and psychological …
Foggy passage!
We woke up to pretty dense fog today. Plan was to leave at 600 hours, and we did. Our Canadian friends on ‘happily Marooned’ led the way, …
Port McNeil
We are in Port McNeil and it’s still June!!!.. What!!! We’ve got a lot to talk about and decide. For now, time to do some errands. We heard …
Mound Island
Another rainy and somewhat foggy passage here. Only 2 hours. I’m starting to feel under the weather… Cruising is fun, yes. But can also be …
Waddington Bay
Arrived and nestled in. We ate lunch, got the dinghy down from the davits and took Maui for potty break, and made 150 liters of fresh water. …
We've got "buddy boats" now
This is our little flotilla. – A group of small boats moving together. When you’re in a group, you have ‘help’. You have another set of …
We made it to the Broughtons!
We’re at Lagoon Cove Marina for tonight. And had our first cruisers potluck.
In Johnstone Straight!
We’re doing it!! Rachel was at the helm most of the day while Brian was working. He did help with Chatham Channel though. The mental break …
Got through 2 more rapids!
Went through Greene Point and Whirlpool rapid today. Anchoring here in forward harbor for the night. We went for a short hike when we got …
We're now further North than we've ever been!
Shoal Bay. I still cannot believe that we’re here and it’s still June. The last handful of days have been hard. Long days with lots of …
Most technical passage yet
Just before going through Yuculta Rapids our chart plotter… Idk what happened… But you couldn’t zoom in. Ugh! Brian tried troubleshooting …
Arrived in Desolation Sound! Wow!
We saw 2 more humpback whales today. No pictures, it was too choppy to go get camera and deal with motion. Just 30 mins of tail flaps. I’ll …
Saw our 1st whale! + arrived on the Sunshine Coast ✨
Yay! A humpback! It breached in front of us, and then flapped its fins for a long time. Phew! Happy to be here. The end of the motor here …
Crossing Georgia
Sea state isn’t the most pleasant. It’s manageable for sure, but… It’s at the level where we’ve trapped Maui in our bedroom. We have a …
Made it to Nanaimo!
After checking into Canada, we decided to make a big push! We needed to time out Dodd Narrows to get to Nanaimo. Slack tide in the narrows …
We arrived in Canada!
Woke up at Sucia Island to amazing sunrise. Very calm morning, with a pleasant motor into Canada. And very quick and painless check in …
Arrived in Sucia Island
We left Bellingham this morning around 8:30 a.m. and arrived in Sucia around noon 30. Weather on passage was rainy and a little chilly. Not …
Brian's birthday!
Today was Brian’s 39th birthday! It unfortunately wasn’t too terribly exciting. He had work today, but we did go out to eat and had a …
Day 7: Arrived in Bellingham, Washington
Yesterday we spent the day (Sunday) on Cypress Island in Eagle Harbor Anchorage and went for a nice 5-mile hike with Maui to the other side …
Day 5: Made it to San Juan Islands!
We made it to the San Juans! Grabbed a mooring ball at one of our favorite spots… Eagle harbor on Cypress Island. There are about 10 other …
Day 1 - Oly to Gig Harbor
Feels good to already be in Gig Harbor. Rachel went clamming at Tolmie State Park, and we enjoyed a celebration beverage at 7 Seas Brewing.
Here we go!
We’re off the dock for Season 3! We’re headed north and we’ll see how far we get!
Why Don't I Write More?
Here we are. August 2024. Aboard Yahara. I’m eating a bowl of Mint Chip Ice cream, topped with Island blackberries, that I picked …
Bedwell Harbour | Gulf Islands, BC, Canada
Bedwell Harbour is located between North and South Pender Islands. It is part of the Southern Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada. In …
Spinach Artichoke Dip
This spinach artichoke dip is cheesy, creamy, and keto-friendly. It comes together on the stovetop in about 20 minutes, then gets a quick …
Our First Orca Encounter on Yahara
(Part 1 of our 4th of July 2022 adventure) This year, on the 4th of July, we were invited to raft up to our friend’s boat, SV …
Tolmie | WA Marine State Park
We’ve been trying to get our dog Maui to go potty on the boat with an artificial grass pad, and let’s just say… …
Chicken Fajita Casserole
An easy one-skillet chicken fajita casserole that goes straight from stovetop to oven. Creamy, cheesy, and super satisfying. Prep Time: 15 …
Jambalaya
A healthy take on the traditional dish using cauliflower rice instead of regular rice. All the authentic flavors with way fewer carbs — and …
Making Money While Living on a Boat
“How will you make money?” Perhaps the number one question we get. The short answer: We will both still work from home (boat). …
Italian Sub Salad
All the flavors of an Italian sub without the bread. The kalamata olive brine dressing is the secret weapon here. Prep Time: 10 minutes | …
Jalapeno Poppers with Cream Cheese & Bacon
A simple keto-friendly appetizer that’s always a hit. Creamy, cheesy, and wrapped in bacon — what more could you want? Prep Time: 15 …
Chicken (Pan-Fried) with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
This one-skillet dish is rich and creamy — a keto-friendly, gluten-free dinner that’s easy to make and full of flavor. Passive Time: …
Getting Our First Sailboat, Honey Badger
There’s a saying… that you never forget your first love. For us, her name was Honey Badger. She was a 1978 Tanzer 22’. …
About Our Boat
All the Boat Specs for Those Who Want to Nerd Out Basics 2005 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43 DS Designer: Daniel Andrieu Keel Type: Fin keel Hull …
Common Questions About Living on a Sailboat
You’ve asked. We’re answering. When we tell people we’re going to live on a boat, we get A LOT of questions. Totally …
