This gives you a visual sense of our first week cruising. (I tried to post it before we jumped to Haida Gwaii, but internet is fluky on a boat.) For a beautiful description in words, check out Becca’s blog post at halcyonwandering.com. She even includes a “family tree” of all the buddy boats and buddies!
Talia’s classmates made her a posterSavai on the bow before departureFriends waving bye on the dockTalia at the helm as we put up sails off Port TownsendHula Girl buddy boating alongside us with Shelli (the owner), Stella (the dog), Dinky (the cat), and Becca and John (the captains and Dogbark’s eventual NW Passage crew) aboardVickie (Graeme’s mom, aka “Nini”) and Savai doing that favorite of boating pastimes: playing cardsJon (Graeme’s dad, aka “Grampa”) helping Graeme with linesSavai at the helm under sailHappy crewTalia with Stella (Hula Girl’s dog) in MacKaye HarborOur salon fits eleven people (sort of)!A road named after my niece on Stuart IslandGrampa watching Talia and Turn PointJon and Janna at Turn PointTurn Point LighthouseMy folks Marie and Tom (aka “Granny and Boppa”) joined us on their boat, Irish Gypsy, for the first leg of the journeySavai and John talking photographyGraeme and Savai on the cliffs of Turn Point at sunset with Al’s dog, Betty, (Dogbark’s namesake) off looking for AlGranny and Boppa like warm hugsTalia and Savai with their adoptive parents Becca and JohnPhoto bomb GRRRR…There are several nifty outhouses in the San Juans and Turn Point’s, with its fancy hats and flowers, is one of our favoritesOur new dinghy planes with lots of peopleOur friend Bob of SV Twixt, who we met on our first Pacific cruise back in 2003, took us provisioning and hiking in Silva BayDeb and Bob played music at an evening BBQ in Silva Bay where they liveBob’s son Chris (right) was 18 when we met him aboard Twixt; he brought family–his partner Crystal plays a mean ukelele–friends, and bbq ribs to our hootenannySeveral generations of singers in Silva Bay, BCKids found seats just about anywhere, on the boom, on the dodger, on the bongos…Bouzoukis, ukuleles, song books, dogs, kids, jerry jugsDeb plays a 5-string uke and Bob plays a bouzouki (sp?)Vickie played the shakey-shakey, Jon played the harmonica, and John played the NikonJanna and Becca and bongosVickie with Dogbark anchored stern-to in Deep Bay, Jedediah IslandWe lucked out on weatherThe girls spent the day aboard Hula GirlShelli is the owner of Hula Girl and mom to Stella dog and Dinky cat, who offer much entertainmentJohn taught the girls about photo editingPhotography class on Jedediah IslandSavai getting a picture of Long Bay from a different angleTalia getting the perfect shotTalia listening to an audiobook in Savai’s room which the girls are sharing while we have crew aboardSavai organizing her desk that Boppa madeEvery morning we have a family meeting where we discuss each day’s four priorities: EAT, PLAY, WORK, LEARN
you are so cool and that looks like an one of a kind trip I am so happy for you I miss you a lot and I wish I could come with you but school is ok we did the relay races at the high school it was ok when we got there blake got hit in the head witha water bottle and he got a scrach and he started to bleed and it Driped down the benches the some people help him and then he still ran the races even if he got hurt and and I got secend place in the relay races and now ava and austin. Mrs smith misses you so much but today anderson said I don”t miss savai at all but I know that he misses you inside.
Wow, what a fantastic way to capture your first week of cruising! The photos really bring the experience to life. It must be incredible to explore such beautiful places, even with the occasional spotty internet! Loved the mention of Becca’s blog and the “family tree” of boats—so fun and unique. Looking forward to seeing more of your journey!
you are so cool and that looks like an one of a kind trip I am so happy for you I miss you a lot and I wish I could come with you but school is ok we did the relay races at the high school it was ok when we got there blake got hit in the head witha water bottle and he got a scrach and he started to bleed and it Driped down the benches the some people help him and then he still ran the races even if he got hurt and and I got secend place in the relay races and now ava and austin. Mrs smith misses you so much but today anderson said I don”t miss savai at all but I know that he misses you inside.
love, Clara I miss you so much
Wow, what a fantastic way to capture your first week of cruising! The photos really bring the experience to life. It must be incredible to explore such beautiful places, even with the occasional spotty internet! Loved the mention of Becca’s blog and the “family tree” of boats—so fun and unique. Looking forward to seeing more of your journey!