Author Archives: farleydoodle

Yes, the spelling of Harbour is correct, and yes indeed, there is a Walter’s Cove! How could we not stop there? After rounding Cape Scott, the next major obstacle was Brooks Penninsula. That’s the big rectangle jutting out from the … Continue reading →

I got derailed on my Vancouver Island story with a couple of other stories I thought were worth sharing, but now I’m back to the chronicle of my adventures in sailing. Since my last post, I was up at the … Continue reading →

As many of you know, Megan and I recently spent a bit more than a week in New York City. The proximate cause was Megan’s niece’s wedding, but we’d often talked about taking a trip to New York and making … Continue reading →

Back in January 2006, I was skiing with Caroline and Megan (I only had one Megan in my life at that time) at Stevens Pass. I decided to cut across a bend on the easy groomed trail we were on, … Continue reading →

We spent a couple of nights in Alert Bay, which gave us a chance to visit the U’Mista Cultural Society’s collection of Potlatch masks. The Potlatch was an enduring native ceremony wherein individuals would give away or even destroy a … Continue reading →

Boating through Desolation Sound is always a bit of a challenge due to the narrow channels and the strong tidal currents. We wanted to get from Refuge Cove to Johnstone Strait and then on to points north. We chose to … Continue reading →

I hadn’t been to the Cabin In The Woods for about three months, and it was about time to go. I had a few things on my to-do list, but brewing a batch of beer wasn’t one of them. It … Continue reading →

In one of my earlier posts, I mentioned I’d read 4-1/2 books on this trip. Actually it was 5-1/2, but the half book I read was The Wanderer, by Sterling Hayden. It was the latest selection of the Men’s Book … Continue reading →

I ended the last post with us in False Creek with a dead dinghy outboard. We tried many times to start the engine and were seemingly successful at times. The motor would run quite nicely for several minutes before stuttering, … Continue reading →

We left Seattle with the high tide on June 23 at about 6:3o in the morning. I had done all the packing and provisioning the day before, so there was no last minute scurrying about to do. Megan, sweetheart that … Continue reading →