August 23, Our 34th anniversay

Our next boat, in our dreams

34 years ago today we were married. After four months together on the boat we may make it another couple of years. I think we still like each other and have not tried to throw each other overboard more than a couple of times.

We left Nanaimo this morning about 10 and ran Dodd Narrows just after flood began with about a 2 knott current. No problems



Dodd Narrows

We sitting in Maple Bay at the Maple Bay Yacht Club Reciprocal dock. Nice place and I am a bit surprised we found an opening here at all. But we got here fairly early and there was plenty of space. Its full up now however.

James, we are seeing a bunch of 26 tollys up here. We have actually seen a couple f McGregors as well but far more 26 tollys are in service in the Gulf Islands and Alaska for that matter.



26 foot tollys are popular boats

Steve we found a new boat for you and you would not have to change the name.



The bees have finally arrived. We have had virtually no bugs and no bees throughout this trip but today we have bees flying around. Chris bought two of these paper fake wasp nests that are supposed to scare away bees. I think they are nesting in them now.

Were supposed to get more wind tonight, winds up to 35 mph forcast for after midnight so we decided on a dock rather than a new untested anchor that I picked up in Nanaimo.

I picked up a 40 lb bruce since Glens seemed to do all right the whole time we were in alaska and then Iread all the anchor tests and found out that the Bruce Anchor faired worse than all others combined for holding power. It sets everytime but drags an very low forces. so when I get back I guess I will contact the manufacture of my other anchor and see if the will send me a new one or go check out second wave to see if they have a CQR for cheap. That is what I had on the old boat and it seemed to do quite well and faired better in all the tests than the Bruce except it did not have as high a percentage of sets as did the Bruce. Too many variables to be sure what to use but for sure heavier is better.

Schedule is Todd Inlet and Buchart Gardens weather permitting Sunday or Monday.
Friday Harbor and customs on Tuesday
Wednesday cross Straits of Juan De Fuca to Port Townsend area
Thrusday run down to Quartermaster or all the way to Cutts Island
Friday Longbranch for the club cruise.
Sat and Sun at Longbranch
Sunday home
Monday Back to work if I remember what it is, where it is and what I do?
It will take about two weeks to unload the boat and clean it after living on it for four months.