May 31, 2022 Day 4: Port McNeill to Wigham Cove 180 miles. 533 total miles. We needed to make an early start so we could do our big ocean crossing today, Queen Charlotte Sound. We left Port McNeill at 6:40 AM. Most of the trip is pretty protected from the main ocean. It definitely can … [Read more…]
May 30, 2022 Day 3: Henry Bay to Port McNeill 144 miles. 353 total miles. We pulled anchor about 7:30 AM and did a quick drive into Comox to get some fuel. I think this has been the most expensive fuel we’ve gotten. When we first pulled into Comox it seemed like a small fishing … [Read more…]
May 29, 2022 Day 2: Prevost Harbor to Henry Bay: 126 miles. 208 miles total. I was awake by 6:00 AM. Once I’m awake I don’t like staying in bed especially when I am sharing a bed about the size of a full with two other kids. As soon as I got up everyone else … [Read more…]
May 28, 2022 Edmonds to Prevost Harbor: 82 miles. I thought I would be able to publish updates somewhat as they happened, turns out, it won’t be quite so live. Taking care of Ellen is a full time job on the boat. She naps on me. She goes to bed when we all do, and … [Read more…]
Planning for this trip has taken up a huge part of our brains for the past several months. It was last summer we realized this trip was possible, but we didn’t really start planning until January of 2022. Reading the C-brats forum has been super useful in knowing ways to outfit our boat, and reading … [Read more…]
We are boating to Alaska! We are taking our 22 foot C-Dory cruiser from Edmonds, Washington to Juneau, Alaska this summer. Chris has a small sabbatical from work this year which makes boating there possible. We will also be staying in Juneau for a while so Chris can “work from home”. During that time we … [Read more…]
I haven’t shared a post in forever. The main reason being soon after my last post we got a surprise and found out I was pregnant. The beginning part of my pregnancy left me sick and tired and no energy to do some of the things I love, such as writing. Right after my first … [Read more…]
