Category Archives: Boating

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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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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And we’re off!

Darrel had chemo yesterday and started the new drug oxaliplatin. The biggest side effect with it is high sensitivity to cold. Has to wear gloves even to take something out of the fridge. Can’t drink anything very cold at all … Continue reading

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Brownsville Cruise

We went to the Brownsville Marina for a cruise with the Des Moines Yacht Club on Saturday.  Beautiful weather and fun times with friends. As we were getting ready to leave on Sunday, the boat wouldn’t start.  Not sure why … Continue reading

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