Although we were still in June, it felt like we had already had quite the adventure since leaving Todd Inlet (a whole four days ago) so we decided that we should have an admin day in Nanaimo. We foun ...

We slept well even with the heat and woke the next morning none the worse for the heatstroke of the day before. In taking photo's of the sunset though I had clearly spent too long staring directly at ...

Flat calm in Maple Bay This mornings we woke again to flat calm and what promised to be the hottest day of the year. Our plan was to head to a spot called Pirates Cove; a good six hour day at ...

Our first leg - Todd Inlet to Nanaimo So today we finally left for 2 months together sailing the highways and byways of Vancouver Island. With some trepidation we raised our anchor f ...

Today was our last day before truly setting off on our grand adventure. We had done a Costco run on Friday and with the car stocked full of tins and pasta we headed back to the boat at Todd Inlet. W ...

After a pleasant night at Royal Cove, we decided it was time to head off to Heidi's new home for the next week; Todd Inlet. We untangled ourselves from the Stern tie, hoisted the anchor and we were a ...

By Friday afternoon we were ready to get Doubletime back in the water. After her stately re-entry on the crane we slowly steered around to the fuel dock and filled her up (for the first time ever!). ...

14 - 18 June Monday morning dawned with light winds and cloudy skies as we headed back up to the boat to get her hauled out early. With a bit of messing about we managed to get her lined up f ...

Today was intended to be a simple cruise from Sidney spit to the haul out location for Sidney spit. As we woke it was a grey morning but we could see Sidney through the mist and heh! - what could go ...

Benjy planning our big adventure first two weeks route So this morning was the big day that we leave Victoria for 3 months. The sun shone as we packed the last of our bits and pieces in ...