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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

We got up and went fishing this morning, along with all 3 of the guys in our group, but they were all on their own dinghies. No one caught a single thing! We headed back to the dock since there … Continue reading

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Monday, July 21, 2014

We left Ramsay Arm around 10:00 in the morning. Darrel and I went and pulled shrimp pots – again only 2! We then fished for more bottom fish. He caught a nice ling cod and I caught a big yellow … Continue reading

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Sunday, July 20, 2014

First thing in the morning, Bill & Darrel went to get clams and oysters. Darrel said there were tons of both. The clams were small and barely under the sand and the oysters were easily picked up and put in … Continue reading

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July 19, 2014

Hmmm, just realized that this post was saved as a draft and never published, so here it is a little out of sequence! We left Big Bay a little after 10:00 and headed towards Ramsay Arm. Darrel & I went … Continue reading

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Friday Morning at Big Bay, Stuart Island July 18, 201

Yesterday was another sunny, hot day. Darrel and Bill got up at 5:00 AM and went fishing. Bill caught a salmon. I slept in. Darrel cleaned the salmon for Bill and the cold bothered his hands. We thought he was … Continue reading

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What a Day! July 16, 2014

We left Nanaimo around 7:00 after getting fuel. The forecast wasn’t good, anywhere from 10 – 25 knot winds. Well, I think the winds were on the high side and the swells were upwards of 6 – 8 feet. It … Continue reading

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Nanaimo

On the water again, finally! We left Ganges around 9:30 this morning and headed to Nanaimo, about 35 nautical miles away. Seas were good, another sunny beautiful morning. Went through Dodd Inlet at a bit of a low tide (didn’t … Continue reading

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Update from Ganges

Yesterday was another beautiful and hot day here on Salt Spring Island. We walked around the town for an hour in the morning then hung out on the boat for a couple hours. We heard some cheering from the Oystercatcher … Continue reading

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Beautiful Salt Spring Island

A beautiful day again today. The mechanic came back and told Darrel if he would take the fuel pump out, he would then take it to the other mechanic. Darrel spent a few hours taking that out and replacing the … Continue reading

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Ganges, Salt Spring Island

We had a good run up to BC. Missed the way into Bedwell for Customs, but only a few minutes out of the way. We smelled gas all the way after fueling up in Des Moines. Got to Ganges and … Continue reading

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