Cortez Island

From Comox we sailed in high winds across the Strait of Georgia and up toward Cortez Island to a little bay called Gorge Harbour.

Too little wind to sail

Finally...more sailboats than powerboats

The resort is on the hill above the marina

Clam Bay ...Then Home

Our last evening on cruise:  anchored in Clam Bay

Twilight from the cockpit

Looking north

Moonlight

Comox

We crossed Comox Bar and entered Fisherman's Wharf.  Part of the commercial fleet is here.  We met another Island Packet owner from "Songline".

Comox Harbour

Part of the waterfront park

Terratima moored - notice the high ground at low tide

More of the harbour marina

Nice view beyond

Carolyn and Christopher

Carolyn posing for the camera and Christopher

looking for starfish

Terratima moored

The fishing and shrimp boats

A shrimp boat comes in at 6 PM  daily with a fresh catch

Pender Harbour to Comox

Just some of the scenery that was going by:

To Pender Harbour

From Salt Spring we anchored in Clam Bay which we posted earlier.  We then went on to Nanaimo where we made some repairs to the windlass which was acting up on us at Clam Bay.  The next stop was Pender Harbour and the sailing was magnificent with strong winds most of the way.

Going throughout the Welcome Passage

The light at South Thormanby Island

Looking south in the Welcome Passage

Fisherman's Marina - Pender Harbour

Terratima moored at Fisherman's Marina

The sign says it all

Another view of the marina

Pender Harbour at Dusk

Dusk on the dock

A boat arriving in the fading light

Victoria to Salt Spring

Just catching up on some pictures of the trip taken by our guests aboard:  Russ and Brenda.

Motoring out of Victoria Harbour

crouching to get a better look forward

Harbour Air off to Vancouver

The start of the Vic-Maui Race

Under sail at this point

Russ and Brenda

Skipper and Admiral

First Mate in front of Canadian Navy Training Vessels

Incredible private Beaver moored close by

Brenda and Terratima

Clam Bay

The morning of July 11th and we are in Clam Bay at anchor.  We are heading for the Dodds narrows and Nanaimo to rep are our windlass.

Sunrise

A still morning and some mist 

One of a number of boats anchored

Note the schooner in the background

The Cruise Thus Far...(3)

In Victoria we were moored on the Causeway Floats and they were full of boats preparing for the Vic-Maui race.  I didn't know there WAS a Vic-Maui race but here is the link.

Chris took it all in stride and we enjoyed the view of people climbing masts and divers cleaning the bottoms of the boats.  "Kinetic" pictured above is one of the current leaders.

The Empress Hotel in the background

The Cruise This Far....(2)

Here we are with a new teak cockpit table added at Orcas Island.  It was made by Mike Powell of Cruising Concepts and it is superb.

In the stowed position

Here it is in the up position

Here it is fully opened.