Oct 15 2013 - Snug Cove - Caroline's birthday!

Another trip to Snug cove! Caroline's Birthday get away, staying for two nights.

We thought that Snug Cove was all booked up, but at the last minute, Hank got a phone call, they had an opening... A07!
yes... I guess we somehow always make it to the top of their cancellation list.

Motored over; no winds; arrived, tied up, no problem. This is becoming so routine.

Hank "painted" the beach with Happy Birthday 60th!

Having a drink at Doc Morgan pub

This is the local library, directly across from the marina

Great sunny weekend... warm during the day, but a bit cool at night.

After 3 years coming to Snug Cove, we stumbled across this beach! great place to sit and have a coffee.

Same beach, but looking East towards Whistler direction

Caroline taking a picture of her birthday greeting on her iphone

It was a great weekend, lots of walks and good food. Hank and Caroline went to dinner the first night at "Left Bank" restaurant. The food was good as always, but coming a bit expensive for what you got. The next evening, having dinner at "Miska"... Hank's friend Lionel joined them as well.

We motor-sailed home on Monday... Hank and Caroline having thanksgiving dinner at the Club with all their friends.

When we arrived home, Hank cleaned up little Tarkie, as she was sitting in the water for weeks now. Her bottom was extremely covered with slim, baby muscles, etc. Hank is going to take her to her winter storage at the Club this week.

All in all... a great weekend.

Here I sit... waiting for my next adventure.

Tarka............. out!

Oct 7 2013 - Sail to Gibson - with my brother Will

Good day all... and a good day is was. Sailing with Hank and Will was great! Light winds, sunny day and even spent some time with the local dolphins.

Our trip took us around Bower Island, just north of Horseshoe bay, then up the Howe Sound, passing Collingwood Channel, arriving at Gibson... the site where "the Beachcombers" TV series was recorded, back in 1970's.

View up Collingwood Channel

As we motored / sailed around Bower Island, we ran into a pod of Pacific dolphins. They seemed to be milling around in one spot, most likely feeding on herring. This was Will's first time that he seen dolphins in the wild. We drifted by, enjoying the scene.

Jybe preventor at work

Will at the helm! did a great job!

The winds picked up a bit as we approached Collingwood Channel, allowing Hank to hoist all the sails, with Will at the helm all the way to Gibson (and back too!)

We arrived at Gibson, (A20 slip)... the place was almost deserted.

Hank and Will had a nice dinner with Robert McDonald, then retired into my cabin and watched a movie.

Next day, after an overly price breakfast at the hippie place, we sailed back for home, stopping just past Collingwood Channel for a great lunch. The boy's mum provided the homemade soap and bread for lunch.

Mum's homemade soup and bread!!

After lunch we motored home... now parked in my slip... waiting for the next adventure.

Tarka out!

Oct 05 2013 - Overnight stay at Snug Cove, Bowen Island

Another evening at the Snug!

Hank took me over to Snug Cove on Sunday and came home on Monday afternoon. Caroline was not feeling very well, so only Hank came over... his friend Aaron was there as well with his sailboat.

On arrival, we noticed that there were very few visiting boaters... must be getting near the end of the tourist season.

Hank and Aaron had a nice dinner at Doc Morgan's pub, with after coffee's aboard "Rosa Maria", Aaron's boat.

Hank noticed a Lagoon Catamaran parked at Snug Cove

That night, it rained "cats and dogs" but we stayed nice, warm and dry inside my cabin... with the electric heater working to the max.

Hank met his new Catamaran Skipper friend from the Lagoon Cat he met at Silva bay a few weeks ago. He was taking some charter customers on a 62 ft power boat... nice eh!

Bowen's Island wildlife tree... still standing! amazing eh!

Next morning... back to Vancouver, as Hank needed to have some medical work looked after.

Not much to say on this trip... no winds :( so no sailing.

Maybe next time

Til then... Tarka out!