June 1, 2022 Day 5: Wigham Cove to North Kelp Passage Cove: 177 miles. 710 total miles. We have a good weather window to cross Dixon Entrance Thursday June 2, so we are in somewhat of a hurry. So we woke up around 6:00 AM, made some oatmeal for breakfast and pulled anchor around 7:00 … [Read more…]
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…]
We definitely had fun traveling in Thailand! We definitely learned a lot on our trip! The kids learned that you can make friends anywhere, even if you don’t speak the same language Ryan told me, “Mom, I didn’t know I would make friends in Thailand. My new friend kept talking to me, but I didn’t … [Read more…]
Before our trip, I booked our Kunming and Khon Kaen hotel through Agoda.com. When we flew into China it was going to be late, We didn’t know the city or the language, so I wanted to make sure we had something reliable to go to. When we flew into Khon Kaen, on a national holiday, … [Read more…]
Most of the food we got in Thailand was street food from vendors, or a restaurant that basically had a roof or some sort of covering and tables and chairs. I think we ate at one Thai Restaurant that had air conditioning. McDonalds, Pizza Company, and Swensens all had air conditioning and were in real … [Read more…]
Chiang Rai, April 23-April 27, 2019 We finally made it to Chiang Rai! After leaving Phayao we headed straight for the White Wat. The White Wat was about an hour drive from Phayao and right on the way to Chiang Rai. Chris went to the White Wat when he was living in Chiang Rai before. … [Read more…]
Driving to Chiang Rai from Loei with stops in between: April 21-April 23, 2019 Chiang Rai is one of my favorite places in Thailand. There is so much to do, from waterfalls to elephants. The food is amazing in this region as well, and the weather is cooler since it is up in the mountains. … [Read more…]
Loei April 19-April 21, 2019 Loei was the biggest surprise this trip! Its a city I had never heard of before. Chris had never been there or heard of it either. When I was researching things to do in the Isaan Loei kept popping up. It was definitely high up on my list of places … [Read more…]
Nong Khai April 18-April 19, 2019 We made it to Nong Khai late evening on Thursday. When we were first planning our trip to Thailand we had no plans of going to Nong Khai. We were just going to go to Yasothon and Roi Et, then take a more direct route to Chiang Rai. The … [Read more…]
Khon Kaen April 16-April 18, 2019 We flew into Khon Kaen about 8:00 PM on Saturday April 13, 2019. We went straight to our hotel, we didn’t even eat dinner, and went to bed. When we woke up we ate breakfast at our hotel, checked out and we left Khon Kaen for a few days. … [Read more…]
