We stopped at Gretchen and John Morris' home on our drive south. They live in Corvallis, OR. and invited us to spend the night. We also met them on our Panama Canal cruise.
Dick and Lorraine Metzner, also boat owners (own a larger Symbol then ours), make their home port in Anacortes. We visited with them on a several occasions late in the summer.
We buddy boated with Pat and Harry Nystrom for a couple of weeks this summer. We met them in Sidney, B.C. and then cruised with them to Victoria, shared several dinners together, and enjoyed visiting with them.
Elaine and Sven were fellow passengers on our Panama Canal cruise last January. They live in Victoria, B.C. and we were fortunate enough to visit them while we were in their home town.
Mackenzie on a "sit stay" at the Roche Harbor Resort. It took quite a few shots to get him to stay long enough for me to get a good photo.
Nap time after a busy day of sight seeing
A top notch 1st mate tending to the lines as we depart from Victoria
Captain Dan in the crow's nest at the Victoria Maritime Museum
Yesterday's Dream moored at the Causeway Docks
Parliament building for B.C.
Glass ceiling in one of the banquet/ball rooms
Bengal Lounge, Empress Hotel
Our guide for the Empress Hotel tour
We moored at the inner harbor directly in front of the Empress Hotel. This was the view from our aft cockpit.
Victoria, B.C.
They are well known for their beautiful hanging baskets at each slip
Port of Sidney Marina
This is the method of getting Mackenzie to shore when we are anchored
A good picture moment a short walk from the resort
This is a very high end resort on South Pender Island in the Canadian Gulf Islands. It is one of several custom clearance stations for Canada where recreational vessels report before entering Canadian waters. The resort has a very nice marina that is quite popular, and the marina guests have full guest privileges at the resort.
Yesterday's Dream at anchor in Garrison Bay off English Camp
The few remaining buildings and guard tower
Garden area near the troop garrison at English Camp on San Juan Island
Next to this park is an excellent anchorage with easy access to shore by tender
In early August we were able to visit Emily Anderson, a Sheltie breeder, who lives in Anacortes. She co-owns Jenna, Mackenzie's sister, with his breeder. Brother and sister got to play with each other at Emily's house and had a great time. Mackenzie is on the left.
We passed two tall ships in Guemes Channel heading for Anacortes
Getting close to Anacortes and the conclusion of the 1st part of our summer cruising. The mountain you see in this picture is Mt. Baker
The marina was full when we arrived so we had to tie up on the outside of the breakwater
One of the busiest places in the San Juan Islands
The grounds have a farm animal petting area and ample picnic areas for large group and family gatherings
The house is surrounded by beautiful grounds
Main house at the Filberg Park
A nice spot to visit for a couple of hours
We saw this deer on a walk just off a busy street in Comox
Downtown Comox with interesting store fronts
Restored fishing boat outside museum
Totem outside a very nice museum in Campbell River, B.C.
Looking out to Moore Bay in the Broughton Islands on a foggy morning
Jennis Bay has room for maybe 12 boats
Jennis Bay, looking out from the marina
We pitched in to help out with some much needed scraping
Jennis Bay Marina and Resort
The captain and crew on a beautiful 4th of July day at Sullivan Bay
All decked out for the 4th of July parade
Agony of defeat at the finish line!
The first leg of the race. At this point we are doing quite well.
We decided to try our luck in the dingy race. The rules were that the rower is blindfolded and the crew member is the navigator. The navigator gives oral directions or hand touches to the rower across the marina, around a buoy and back to the dock.
Sullivan Bay Marina
Prime rib (cooked to perfection) was on the menu for the Canada Day celebration
Guess what day we are all celebrating in this photo??
Check out the view behind our table.
We even had a table reserved for our 3 boats
John and Judy hamming it up
Our contribution
There is a real party atmosphere at the dinners. The theme this night was crazy hats!
Pig almost ready for carving on the barbeque
Pierre's Lodge at Echo Bay Marina
One of our favorite stops in the Broughton Islands. Pierre has recently moved his marina to the old Echo Bay location. This is a great place to stop for Canada Day and July 4th. They are well known in the area for their pig roasts. See photos above.
This building serves as computer room, 5 PM happy hour location, and marina workshop
Our two shelties played tug of war and chased each other in our salon, when we were anchored.
Summer storm approaching!!
Desolation Sound
A spectacular view of Desolation Sound
This is some of the driftwood that Doug has found around his property over the years and has put them in his outdoor art garden.
Portage Cove, Desolation Sound B. C.
Portage Cove, Desolation Sound B. C.These two summer homes belong to Doug and Danielle, who are friends of Dan and Mary Lou. As we were heading to one of the remote coves in Desolation Sound, we saw Dan's boat anchored off this cove. We stopped to say hello and stayed for dinner, returning to the boat at 10 PM. His two homes are rustic but nice and they are powered by a generator with a natural spring as their fresh water source. Their homes are the only privately owned structures in the entire marine park and access is only by boat or plane. We had a wonderful time visiting with them and are envious of their summer retreat.
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