We provision for a 14 day quarantine, and we cross the boarder from the US to Canada. Palle sails the boat into Canada but I have to cross at the land boarder to get Greco into Canada.
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We find a good anchorage to ride out the storm as we continue our journey north to Canada. On our way to check out the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island we got pulled over by the coast guard!
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As we continue our journey North to Canada, we start to have engine troubles, when we are about to transit the world famous Deception Pass. Deception Pass is famous for its strong currents, back eddies, and standing waves. Its not a good place to loose you...
We set sail in low visability and poor air quality due to the wildfire smoke, and start our journey North to Canada!
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The wildfire smoke rolls in and there is nowhere to go to escape it! In this episode we manage deminish visibility and poor air quality as we continue to prep for our passage north.
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In this episode we race against battery power to safely obtain propane for our up coming passage. We also enjoy a relaxing sail complete with a show from a mama and baby porpoise. This is Sailing the Puget Sound.
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We love exploring new anchorages. you never know what you will find!
This week, We explore Port Blakley in the Puget Sound, where we find some incredible graffiti art, and set intentions as we journey into the center of a labyrinth and send our intention...
We visit Blake Island where we explore Tillicum Village, get pretty close to Stingy Nettles, find snacks and pouring rain!
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This week we continue to sail the the Puget Sound. We invite a new crew member to join us onboard! We find a mooring ball that has freed itself of its chain and explore a ship wreck all while avoiding getting stung in a massive Jelly bloom!
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We get the chance to do some sweet sailing from San Juan Island, a crossed the strait of Juan de Fuca, into mystery bay, then down to Bainbridge Island where we find ourselves being reflective at a Japanese Exclusion Memorial dedicated to those who were i...
This week we continue to sail south through the Gulf Islands. We leave Canada and Sail into the United States of America during the Global Pandemic, Covid-19. Will they let us in? We check English Camp on San Juan Island, but we wont make it to American c...
In this league we cross the Salish Sea! also known as the Georgia Strait. Once we make the all day passage we will start our journey through the Gulf Islands. We experience some of the best sailing and time the strong currents through the Dodd Nerrows! joi...
After a great day of sailing we fouled our prop and almost ran aground. check out how we fix this tricky situation in this week's episode!
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We start our summer sailing adventure with friends! This episode is all about sailing. We start a sailing adventure in the city of Vancouver, and make our way up the sunshine coast, rain or shine!
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Our first winter as liveaboards in Canada our diesel marine hydronic heating system broke. we have continued to expierence issues with it ever sense. check out the details in this week's episode.
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Palle found that a package of chicken had gotten lost in out fridge then sprung a leak. It was pretty smelly and gross. We decided this would be a great time to take up crabbing. Check out how newbs learn to crab!
We leave Port Moody and head to Bedwell Bay where we explore a tiny wreck, and are swarmed by a gang of gooses! We even get a chance to do a little sailing!
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Today we go to the very popular Granville Island and get our hull cleaned while we do a little shopping. Then we head off on an adventure to a new anchorage. (Port Moody)
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Today we have a fun day of boat life. We go for a light wind sail, Kayak, and Palle jumps in!
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We dismantle most of our settee to access and fix our leak. We also repair other failing fittings to prevent future leaks. full of frustration, exhaustion, and triumph!
In this video Palle discovers that we have water filling up in our bilge. We pull open all the nooks and floors to find where the leak is coming from.
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In this episode we check out the the Vancouver Boat Show!
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We return to our boat after being away for 6 weeks. While we were away there was a major windstorm, record amounts of rain, and some snow. Once we assessed any possible damage it was time to get started on some boat projects before we have to leave the mar...
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