For the second half or our trip to Washington for Thanksgiving long weekend we hike to Blue Lake in the Cascade Mountains and then camp at Rasar State Park before heading back to Canada.
Episode 3 - We take a road trip over the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend to explore some of Washington state. We hang out in the Bavarian town of Leavenworth and hike up to Colchuck Lake to see the Larches in their golden glory.
Episode 2 - We head to Utah to explore and hike the National Parks, we make it to Valley of Fire, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, and many more. Great trip!
After much thought and conversations we have decided to sell Floating Freedom, for at least the next few years we won't have the time to make it worth while to keep the boat. It has been an amazing adventure and look forward to one day getting back on th...
In this video we highlight our top 5 anchorages (so far) in the Strait of Georgia region of coastal British Columbia. Our favorite spots we visited in our 4 seasons of sailing the beautiful waters and wilderness of BC.
Our final sailing trip of 2022 takes us to beautiful Wallace Island, BC. We enjoy awesome weather with our buddy boat Salish Dancer and explore the area. Matt has technical issues with the drone and the results are tragic.
We spend the spend the Labour Day long weekend buddy boating in the Sunshine Coast at Plumber Cove on Keats Island. We explore the island and dinghy across to Gibsons to visit the famous Molly's Reach Cafe featured on the TV series 'The Beachcombers'
We wrap up our Desolation Sound trip by provisioning at Refuge Cove, returning to Tenedos Bay where Floating Freedom broke down last year, and then overnight at Tribune Bay before heading home. We experience a perfect day sailing, wing on wing most of the...
The next stop on our Desolation Sound trip is Pendrell Sound between East and West Redonda Islands. This is our new favourite anchorage, the warmest and cleanest water we have found yet. Can't wait to return next year.
The second video on our 2022 Desolation Sound trip, we spend a few days in the stunning Prideaux Haven, we buddy boat with MV Makena Kai and enjoy some of the best Margaritas this side of Mexico with Matt and Kelly.
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The first video of our big trip to Desolation Sound for 2022, we get back to Smuggler Cove to explore and visit Ballet Bay for the first time. Conditions for sailing were great and we run into MV Makena Kai in Powell River.
We take off to Montague Harbour on Galiano Island for the Canada Day holiday weekend, explore the island on electric bikes, and take the Hummingbird Bus to the pub.
Part 3 of our spring sailing trip to Princess Louisa Inlet, on our way home we visit the Pender Harbour Marina and Deep Bay at Jedediah Island Marine Park. We run into Captain John again on his charter boat Porpoise and we are treated to a full boat tour ...
Part two of our trip to Jervis and Princess Louisa Inlets, we anchor at Chatterbox Falls and explore. We are also get surprised by the sailboat and crew that inspired us to buy a boat and visit Princess Louisa Inlet.
Part one of our trip to Princess Louisa Inlet from Nanaimo BC. First stop Smuggler Cove then the Harmony Islands to stage our voyage to Malibu Rapids and Chatterbox Falls.
After getting an emergency haul out and repairs at the boatyard we get splashed back in the water and meet our buddy boat in the Copeland Islands. We then start our way home to wrap up our summer sailing trip.
After our prop shaft sheared we were towed out of Tenedos Bay back to Lund to get repairs at Jack's Boat Yard. Not what we had planned for our first trip to Desolation Sound!
We sail from Lund to Tenedos Bay and spend a few days in this amazing anchorage with friends. Our luck runs out and we suffer a critical failure on Floating Freedom in Desolation Sound.
We cross the Strait of Georgia for the first time from beautiful Tribune Bay on Hornby Island to the seaside village of Lund to stock up and start our adventure in Desolation Sound.
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