Getting Her Ready

This time next week we all be sailing toward Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands starting a vacation at long last.  The staysail needed to be repaired, so we spent the late afternoon here repairing the sail with our Sailrite Sewing Machine, sail cloth, seam tape and lots of patience.  We will bend it on tomorrow.

Believe This??

Ever seen a Ribbon Seal?  Their territory is the Arctic and the Bearing Sea.  So what the ^^&%^&% is one doing on our dock??

Back At Home Port

And there still is a bit of work to do:  seats, davit lines to dinghy and the like.

The Arch

The new Stainless Steel Arch takes shape

No stern rails at he moment, but a new arch

Very strong and well built

The 2 portions allow for movement of the davits outboard 

of the swim platform

Davits for the Dinghy clearly visible

Sail to North Vancouver

We sailed Terratima to First Yacht Services - the people who had originally com missed her - to have a stainless steel arch added.  Their "shop" is located in a marina just west of the Ironworkers memorial Bridge (the Second Narrows Bridge) in Burrard Inlet

Car carrier docked on the Fraser River 

Steveston Harbour

Dirt Dwellers by the Water

Cannery museum and fishing boats

The only other sailboat we saw on the Georgia Straight

Tug heading for the North Arm of the Fraser

Downtown Vancouver as we pass Point Grey

English Bay and one of its many anchored freighters

Lion's Gate Bridge

Stanley Park and Canada Place in the background

Canada Place and a couple of cruise ships

Floating Hotel Leaves Town

After another winter at the dock, the floating fishing lodge left this morning to be towed up toward Desolation Sound.