1932 Classic Yacht
This is a large bitmap showing our route so far. [ M A P ] We are, as I write this, cruising down Johnston Straight toward Blind Channel. We have the tide flowing out (north) while the wind is stacking up the waves, to 4 feet, following us (south). So minor surfing and some water…
We awoke knowing that we only had to do 6 or 7 hours of cruising and that the next stop was likley to be an anchoring (Cutter Cove). We were invited by the folks on ‘Seeker’ to join them for pre-breakfast tea. We had a pleasant chat for about an hour. The water was back…
All slept well. Matt and I decided to get our cruising done in the morning as much as possible. We would still be in swells and such until we got closer to the islands. Matt and I got up around 08:00. Matt greased the propeller shaft bearings while I poured 60L of fuel from our…
The Bella Coola harbour was the best we had seen this trip so far. A lot of money had clearly been spent to upgrade the pilings, floats, ramp, etc. However the fuel station is practically non existent… something I gather they are getting to soon. Even the BC Ferry terminal is being redone to accommodate…
Extra day in Bella Coola. Connected with a high school friend who lives in Bella Coola. Lukas went off on a tour with native guide(s). Matt and I (mostly Matt) did a full maintenance thing on Merva. We changed the engine oil, some filters, etc. The weather window for crossing Cape Caution has switched from…
I awoke early (6:00) and prepared to get underway. As usual; Matt awoke and joined me. Lukas slept through the commotion and did not get up until I woke him for breakfast (while underway) at about 9:00. The diesel stove kept any chill off through the night and we left it simmering. We came upon…
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We spent the morning, mostly, waiting for the grocery store to open. It was closed yesterday (Monday) for Victoria Day but also stayed closed until 13:00 today. Ben left Shearwater for Bella Bella via water taxi. He caught his flight(s) back home. It was fun having Ben with us. Now we are back down to…
We left Lizzie Cove at 9:40 with the plan to stop in Shearwater for the night then spend the next morning in Bella Bella (as Ben was to fly home from there). The 3 of us remaining to head toward Ocean Falls by noon. The trip from Lizzie Cove to Shearwater was short – just…
Rain fell upon Merva from early morning until close to noon. This was our first rain. This made sleeping in an easy thing. Even still we were up and about by about 9:00. Our plan was to head to Codville Lagoon about 2hrs north, drop anchor, and go for a hike to a small lake….