Airship Goes to Alaska – Day 9 We left Port McNeill this morning at 5am (that means the alarm went off at 4am!) We had a 60 mile day and our first exposure to open ocean as we exited Queen Charlotte Strait and crossed Cape Caution (about a mile offshore).…
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Airship Goes to Alaska – Day 8 We said goodbye to Pierre this morning at 8am and headed for Port McNeill. The waters were calm, the sky was gray, and it was a beautiful foggy/misty cruise over to the North Island Marina. This is our last stop before crossing Cape…
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Airship Goes to Alaska – Day 6 Wow, 5am is really early! We were scheduled to leave Blind Channel at 5:45am sharp, meaning off the docks at 5:30am and waiting in the channel at 5:45am, so the alarm went off at 5am and we made quick cappuccinos and were casting…
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Airship Goes to Alaska -Day 5 Our scheduled departure from Teakerne Arm this morning was a luxurious 9:30am! (We woke up at 6am anyway, but it was nice to have a bit more time to get around before getting under way.) The weather was again gorgeous…sunny and high 70s. Mark…
Comments closedHere's the video that Kevin shot with the quadcopter while we were anchored (and stern tied) in front of Cassel Falls at Teakerne Arm, in Desolation Sound, B.C.
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Airship Goes to Alaska – Day 4 We left Pender Harbour yesterday morning at 7am, headed for Teakerne Arm. Pender Harbour morning light: Our fleet on AIS, just south of Powell River: The Pacifica Papers pulp mill where they have ten old Liberty Ships as a breakwater: I think this…
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Airship Goes to Alaska – Day 3 Yesterday after we got to Silva Bay (Gabriola Island) and got most our work done (we did not rent scooters), we took the dinghy out for a spin to explore the bay. We got pretty close to an eagle sitting in a tree…
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Airship Goes to Alaska – Day 2 Beautiful morning at Salt Spring Marina: Heading out of Ganges Harbour at 7am sharp. That's another Nordic Tug called Dorothy on our starboard side, and a Monk trawler called Thelonius on our left: Here's a better shot of Thelonius: We opted not to…
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Airship Goes to Alaska – Day 1 We left Anacortes at 7am on Sunday morning, and headed for Bedwell Harbour where we were to clear Canadian Customs before continuing on to Salt Spring Marina in Ganges Harbour (on Salt Spring Island) for our first night. There are 7 boats in…
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That little purple bit is the area we've explored so far by boat: Olympia, Seattle, Hood Canal, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, and some bits of the Gulf Islands in British Columbia. Over 1500 nautical miles total have been spent cruising the Pacific Northwest waters. That huge orange area is…
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