Bowen Island

Canadian Thanksgiving is approaching.  We plan on going over to Bowen Island for a short cruise to spend a couple of days.

It's always a hassle going downriver past the Sandheads to go out into the Straight of Georgia and up to Bowen, but such is life.  We like the marina and a fresh water berth is not bad.  We just have to ensure we do things at the right time both going and coming back or progress can be really slow for a sailboat on auxiliary power.

Update

We've been quietly at the dock now since late July.  Work and school as well as a death in the family has made the months of August and September fly by quicker than any of us wanted.  We traveled by car to Edmonton for the funeral of the family member and then drove back.  It's a beautiful drive, but the circumstances made it tense and unenjoyable.


The weather has been mixed and we have had a few days of high winds.  It becomes a little "rolly" with our slip on the outside finger of the marina.  We bought a couple of Polyform buoys to act as additional fenders against the dock.  They work quite well.


Work has been extremely busy for me although the office in Vancouver could use considerably more work.  We are organizing internally to go out and shake the trees to see what falls out.