CJ
PS. The grizzly that was in the Powell River area when we were there is now on Texada and his scat was found at the entrance to the shipyard across from the marina. We are all being very careful where and how we walk.
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Yesterday, today & Tomorrow
CJ
PS. The grizzly that was in the Powell River area when we were there is now on Texada and his scat was found at the entrance to the shipyard across from the marina. We are all being very careful where and how we walk.
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Time to move on…
Yes, it's time to face south instead of north. We will cast off this morning and head to Sturt Bay on Texada Island for a couple days and then press on. Weather looks good and the sun is shining. 😀. Hope your day is good as well. CJ
PS know anyone looking to buy a dock? I think this one would go for a very good price. 😜
Friday, July 4, 2025
Lazing about in Lund
So, here we are into July already. Lund is our first stop and the staging location for the south bound journey. We'll be here one more day and then we expect to head to Sturt Bay (Vananda) for a couple days before setting our course to our favourite anchorage in the Hardy Island area. The rest of the month should see us in Pender Harbour mid-month followed by yet another attempt to visit Jedidiah Island. We will likely head across and towards home from there….landing at our home dock on or near Aug 5th.
The photos today are pics of a lovely sunset over Lund, proof that our airforce is active and training (?), the view from land of the Lund Harbour docks and another gift from Mother Nature… a baby rainbow.
Hope this note finds you safe and well and enjoying your summer.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
June 29… a change of scenery…
With a move to Prideaux Haven, just next door. After three glorious weather days and very few floating neighbours in Laura Cove, we decided to move to the larger, and somewhat more protected from NW winds, larger bay next door; Prideaux Haven. There are more boats anchored here but, with the larger expanse, there's room for everyone and still lots of space to swing at anchor or choose a mooring ring for shore-tying. We chose to anchor and swing as we don't know which entrance the forecasted NW winds gusting to 25 will creep in through. And then there's the other scenario where the forecasted winds don't arrive and we needn't have moved… but we agreed to move anyway as the shores here are better for doggie walks than Laura Cove.
The more frustrating situation is that there is absolutely no connectivity anywhere here. We've tried heading 'out to sea' in the dinghy, standing on one foot and sticking our tongue out while nolding the phone as high as possible, and walking around the boat in both directions … still nothing 😣.. So, I'm writing this anyway and will keep it as a log, to send out when we are back in the land of electronic communication. Sorry about no pics… will send later. We head to Refuge Cove in a couple days and there should be connectivity there.
And finally… a wee disappointment which, thankfully, we should be able to rectify today, thanks to Mother Nature and a warm sunny day. I popped the dinghy 😖🥺☹️🥵.
As you know wee Maddie has to make several trips to shore ; for walks and to answer the call of nature. She hasn t learned to use the pp mat yet and must be transported ashore for said relief. Well, this afternoon she and I hopped into the dinghy for a quick trip to shore and, to my horror, the port side pontoon was soft. Yup, I must have touched one of the razor sharp oysters or barnacles with it on a previous trip. So, using a halyard and collective brute strength we have lifted this rather heavy dinghy onto the foredeck and flipped it over. The cut is obvious and we have hauled out our dinghy repair kit (thank goodness it's up to date) and patching activities shall begin shortly. First, we must finish the last of our Biscotti with our morning coffee and thank the heavens the sun is finally shining and there aren't any clouds to be seen in the clear blue sky. Phew. The patch will take all day (and possibly more) to dry. Thank goodness Maddie and Kathy can use the kayak for shore trips today. Stay tuned.
It's been a very busy day indeed. The dingy patch exercise took over two hours and our fingers are crossed that Kathy's meticulous attention to the patching instruction details will pay off. We won't know until tomorrow morning.
The rest of the day was spent relaxing, reading, domestic boat chores and swimming for all three of us … and Maddie even dove off the SUP (stand up paddle board) to retrieve her orange puck… very cool. She's a great swimmer.
I must say, our fingers are crossed tight, hoping the dinghy patch works… If it doesn't there's always duct tape :-). We (and Maddie) are lucky we have the kayak and SUP. Both have been used to ferry M to shore. Well, that s all for today. Nothing too exciting.
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With a move to Prideaux Haven, just next door. After three glorious weather days and very few floating neighbours in Laura Cove, we decided to move to the larger, and somewhat more protected from NW winds, larger bay next door; Prideaux Haven. There are more boats anchored here but, with the larger expanse, there's room for everyone and still lots of space to swing at anchor or choose a mooring ring for shore-tying. We chose to anchor and swing as we don't know which entrance the forecasted NW winds gusting to 25 will creep in through. And then there's the other scenario where the forecasted winds don't arrive and we needn't have moved… but we agreed to move anyway as the shores here are better for doggie walks than Laura Cove.
The more frustrating situation is that there is absolutely no connectivity anywhere here. We've tried heading 'out to sea' in the dinghy, standing on one foot and sticking our tongue out while nolding the phone as high as possible, and walking around the boat in both directions … still nothing 😣.. So, I'm writing this anyway and will keep it as a log, to send out when we are back in the land of electronic communication. Sorry about no pics… will send later. We head to Refuge Cove in a couple days and there should be connectivity there.
And finally… a wee disappointment which, thankfully, we should be able to rectify today, thanks to Mother Nature and a warm sunny day. I popped the dinghy 😖🥺☹️🥵.
As you know wee Maddie has to make several trips to shore ; for walks and to answer the call of nature. She hasn t learned to use the pp mat yet and must be transported ashore for said relief. Well, this afternoon she and I hopped into the dinghy for a quick trip to shore and, to my horror, the port side pontoon was soft. Yup, I must have touched one of the razor sharp oysters or barnacles with it on a previous trip. So, using a halyard and collective brute strength we have lifted this rather heavy dinghy onto the foredeck and flipped it over. The cut is obvious and we have hauled out our dinghy repair kit (thank goodness it's up to date) and patching activities shall begin shortly. First, we must finish the last of our Biscotti with our morning coffee and thank the heavens the sun is finally shining and there aren't any clouds to be seen in the clear blue sky. Phew. The patch will take all day (and possibly more) to dry. Thank goodness Maddie and Kathy can use the kayak for shore trips today. Stay tuned.
It's been a very busy day indeed. The dingy patch exercise took over two hours and our fingers are crossed that Kathy's meticulous attention to the patching instruction details will pay off. We won't know until tomorrow morning.
The rest of the day was spent relaxing, reading, domestic boat chores and swimming for all three of us … and Maddie even dove off the SUP (stand up paddle board) to retrieve her orange puck… very cool. She's a great swimmer.
I must say, our fingers are crossed tight, hoping the dinghy patch works… If it doesn't there's always duct tape :-). We (and Maddie) are lucky we have the kayak and SUP. Both have been used to ferry M to shore. Well, that s all for today. Nothing too exciting.
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www.ruddyduckpress.ca
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Dear Diary: June 30, 2025
0800 hrs. and still no connectivity. Who knew a technically ignorant person like myself could (oh my goodness, a hummingbird just came right into the cockpit to check out the blooms on Polly Plant. Very cool). Anyway, as I was saying… who knew I would miss being connected to friends and world news… ? well, I do. It's probably because I enjoy sharing some of the good things and the beauty this world has to offer and I recognize how lucky I am to be able to actually have these experiences. It's also because I miss family and friends at the same time… so sharing seems (ha! Hummingbird just took another pass through.) … and is, enjoyable for me.
I should mention I'm sitting in the cockpit, enjoying the view of a brilliantly sunny day in the Prideaux Haven anchorage. And, besides writing to you, I'm listening to all kinds of birdsong from the nearby forested shoreline. An Oyster Catcher just flew by calling out to his mate. They're nesting now, right on the ground…often atop moss covered big rocks. And they fly around in groups and they have a loud, somewhat screechy call.
Sharing this experience is, I hope, welcome… I can't help myself 😃
Now then: we have to make a decision this morning.
SITUATION:
1. It's beautiful here, the water is warm for swimming, there is easier than normal access to shore for Maddie, we are enjoying relaxing and getting a few boat chores done and we 're well anchored and secure.
2. The holding tank is good for one more day (today) so we have to leave tomorrow regardless.
3. We have, unfortunately been rather frivolous and have managed to finish the water in the water tank 😖😱. We use this water for all the usual things (morning coffee, cooking, drinking, brushing teeth, and washing). We do have 1 gallon in a jug and about half the water (1 gallon) in our deck shower that we could access for washing dishes (but not drinking).
4. Our plan was to head to Refuge Cove tomorrow for water, fuel, laundry, showers, and some grocery shopping(they don't have much.. but at this moment we have less 😃).
5. One complication re going to Refuge is that it will be busy and room at the dock is not guaranteed and it's the long weekend. I always like to arrive at docks at about 0900 hrs, which is when others tend to start leaving to carry on their journey.
What would you do? I'll let you know what we decide to do after our 'ship's company meeting this morning.
1030 hrs. OK, decision made… we'll stay today, ration the water and head to Refuge tomorrow. It really is a beautiful day. Don't know when you're reading this but hope you are having a good day too… CJ
2130 hrs. We had a great day. The dinghy patch held, we used the SUP as a little dock and Maddie did dog diving to retrieve her orange puck… she's really good at this now and we all had a swim. It was nice to have the dinghy off the foredeck so we could tidy up the place… we look still no idea what the weather forest is but, hopefully, once we re under way in the morning, we'll be able to tune in. Our destination tomorrow is Refuge Cove where we expect to spend two nights tidying up the ship, shopping and filling up on water, fuel, propane and groceries.
So my friends there is a couple days of cruising with SV Shannon's Spirit.
Adios amigos for now. CJ
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www.ruddyduckpress.ca
svshannon.blogspot.com
0800 hrs. and still no connectivity. Who knew a technically ignorant person like myself could (oh my goodness, a hummingbird just came right into the cockpit to check out the blooms on Polly Plant. Very cool). Anyway, as I was saying… who knew I would miss being connected to friends and world news… ? well, I do. It's probably because I enjoy sharing some of the good things and the beauty this world has to offer and I recognize how lucky I am to be able to actually have these experiences. It's also because I miss family and friends at the same time… so sharing seems (ha! Hummingbird just took another pass through.) … and is, enjoyable for me.
I should mention I'm sitting in the cockpit, enjoying the view of a brilliantly sunny day in the Prideaux Haven anchorage. And, besides writing to you, I'm listening to all kinds of birdsong from the nearby forested shoreline. An Oyster Catcher just flew by calling out to his mate. They're nesting now, right on the ground…often atop moss covered big rocks. And they fly around in groups and they have a loud, somewhat screechy call.
Sharing this experience is, I hope, welcome… I can't help myself 😃
Now then: we have to make a decision this morning.
SITUATION:
1. It's beautiful here, the water is warm for swimming, there is easier than normal access to shore for Maddie, we are enjoying relaxing and getting a few boat chores done and we 're well anchored and secure.
2. The holding tank is good for one more day (today) so we have to leave tomorrow regardless.
3. We have, unfortunately been rather frivolous and have managed to finish the water in the water tank 😖😱. We use this water for all the usual things (morning coffee, cooking, drinking, brushing teeth, and washing). We do have 1 gallon in a jug and about half the water (1 gallon) in our deck shower that we could access for washing dishes (but not drinking).
4. Our plan was to head to Refuge Cove tomorrow for water, fuel, laundry, showers, and some grocery shopping(they don't have much.. but at this moment we have less 😃).
5. One complication re going to Refuge is that it will be busy and room at the dock is not guaranteed and it's the long weekend. I always like to arrive at docks at about 0900 hrs, which is when others tend to start leaving to carry on their journey.
What would you do? I'll let you know what we decide to do after our 'ship's company meeting this morning.
1030 hrs. OK, decision made… we'll stay today, ration the water and head to Refuge tomorrow. It really is a beautiful day. Don't know when you're reading this but hope you are having a good day too… CJ
2130 hrs. We had a great day. The dinghy patch held, we used the SUP as a little dock and Maddie did dog diving to retrieve her orange puck… she's really good at this now and we all had a swim. It was nice to have the dinghy off the foredeck so we could tidy up the place… we look still no idea what the weather forest is but, hopefully, once we re under way in the morning, we'll be able to tune in. Our destination tomorrow is Refuge Cove where we expect to spend two nights tidying up the ship, shopping and filling up on water, fuel, propane and groceries.
So my friends there is a couple days of cruising with SV Shannon's Spirit.
Adios amigos for now. CJ
www.cjdaley.ca
www.ruddyduckpress.ca
svshannon.blogspot.com
Celebrate!!!
HAPPY CANADA DAY EVERYONE !!!
Very 'proud' today … to be Canadian and to be free to live our life.
Thank-you all for your support of us and other members of your friends and families.
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Very 'proud' today … to be Canadian and to be free to live our life.
Thank-you all for your support of us and other members of your friends and families.
CJ. 🇨🇦🏳️🌈🇨🇦🏳️🌈🇨🇦🏳️🌈🇨🇦🏳️🌈🇨🇦🏳️🌈🇨🇦🏳️🌈❤️
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