Tag Archives: Boating in BC

Home Early, August 1, 2014

After leaving Ladysmith on Wednesday, July 30th, Darrel and I went to pull shrimp pots and fish and planned to catch up with the Bryant’s later at Wallace Island. We did a little better with the shrimp than we had … Continue reading

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Fun with the Bryants, July 29, 2014

It was a very hot day today. Not sure what the temperature reached but it was supposed to be about 96 degrees and it sure felt like it! Darrel, Carl, Waylon, and I went out to check the shrimp pots … Continue reading

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Further developments…July 26 – 28, 2014

The boat part came in right on time on Saturday morning. The hydraulic steering unit shipped from Vancouver overnight. Darrel struggled with it for a couple of hours, because, of course, it wasn’t exactly the same. He finally got it … Continue reading

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Campbell River, July 25, 2014

Darrel had his chemo yesterday and arrived back to Campbell River this afternoon around 12:30. He seems to be feeling okay but said the cold sensitivity is back. Yesterday, I managed to do several loads of laundry, go to the … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday to Me! July 23, 2014

Woke up to a cloudy morning and a Happy Birthday wish from Darrel. I also received birthday phone calls from Jan and Yvonne, and many Facebook wishes too! Thanks to everyone for all the good wishes. Kind of a lazy … Continue reading

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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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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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