Symmetry
Sometimes the water is so still that you can see an almost perfect reflection. One local writer suggested that if you look at these images sideways, they might have served…
July 2019
Billy Proctor’s Museum
Bill Proctor has lived all of his 85 years in the Broughton area. He worked as a logger, trapper and fisherman for many years. Later in life, he became a…
Tsatsisnukwomi
That this native village , better known today as New Vancouver, exists is a testament to the vision and determination of one man. A combination of government policy and economics…
Alive and Well
After hearing the sad story of Port Harvey, I thought you might enjoy seeing a marina that is thriving. Lagoon Cove, run by the Ryan family, features a communal “happy…
The Zombie Marina
We had to cheat a little on the “run rapids at slack” rule in order to get to the Broughtons today. We hit Green Point rapids about an hour before…
Getting close!
We ran the Gillard and Dent rapids early and uneventfully, bound for Blind Channel marina. This will be our last stop before heading into the Johnstone Strait and making for…
A Story Problem
Did you have story problems when you were in school? Microsoft used to think that the ability to solve them was a good measure of programming ability. Some of their…
Pender Harbor Layover
Another out-of-order post, sorry. While we waited out the weather in Pender Harbor, we used our “day off” to do a few boat chores, then took a walk around the…
The End of the Road
Unless a road is a loop, it has to end somewhere, right? Well, Highway 101 which runs from California to Oregon to Washington to British Columbia ends here, in Lund.…
The Merits of Opportunism
If you try to plan a boat voyage like you plan most other trips, you will probably wind up very unhappy. Like an early start? Too bad, you’ll be fighting…