We spent the whole day, Wednesday, in Victoria. Much of the day was spent at the Royal BC Museum. The rest was just walking around and seeing the sites.
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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Sidney to Victoria
Another fine morning as we headed south from Sidney to Victoria. The trip took us just about three hours. Once again the water was amazingly calm with almost no wind. Spectacular.
Otter Bay to Sidney
The RCMP boat Higgitt departed this morning. An interesting boat. They need more antennas.
Shortly thereafter, it was time for us to make the short hop over to Sidney.
A Fine Morning
The weather forecasters were right. It was rainy and windy most all night, but clear as can be this morning. We are back on track for perfect weather.
A BC ferry is just leaving the North Pender dock. Those two other tiny white spots on the horizon are also ferries.
Thetis Island to Otter Bay
There is not much to talk about today. The weather took a slight turn for the worse with thick clouds and some afternoon and evening rain in the forecast. We left Thetis Island and motored three hours down to the Otter Bay Marina on North Pender Island.
I am always amazed at the number of floatplanes in the area. Most are de Havilland Beavers. None are younger than 50 or so now. True workhorses. This plane landed at the Thetis Island Marina this morning.
Princess Cove to Telegraph Harbour
We spent some time the last two nights laying up on the flybridge. Just watching the stars. We saw several shooting stars and a number of satellites passing overhead. Living in the city, it is wonderful to actually see the milky way. We used to be able to see this often when were children, but not too much anymore.
Princess Cove, Wallace Island
Fair warning. Today’s post is going to be kind of long. We spent a good portion of the day hiking from one end of the island to the other. Princess Cove to Chivers Point to Conover Cove to Panther Point and back to the boat.
Princess Cove is actually in roughly the middle of the island, along the southwest side, and it’s a beautiful place to anchor with stern tie. There’s a dinghy dock for easy shore access, and the island’s 200 acres are almost completely accessible by trail – all but roughly 11 acres that are private. Continue reading