Spring 2010 Cruise: Recap!

We are once again back home in Coldstream! We were either at or on our boat "Kozad" for the better part of eight weeks.

Some of you have asked that we provide an overview , together with a map to show the areas we have cruised!

Therefore, we will summarize our cruise with the aid of a map so that we may outline the areas we have taken visited this spring!

Map of Cruising Locations

The following is a summary of our cruising dates and locations; the areas are referenced on the map:

25 April: arrive at Kozad; provisioning, cleaning and organizing prior to departure.

Location A: Portside Marina, Brentwood Bay, 25th April to 1st of May
Location B: Ganges Public Marina, Saltspring Island, 1st to 9th May
Location C: Montague Harbour Marine Park, Galiano Island, 9th to 10th May
Location D: Silva Bay Marina, Gabriola Island, 10th to 13th May
Location E: Boho Bay, Lasqueti Island, 13th to 14th May
Location F: Harmony Islands Marine Park, 14th to 15th May
Location F1: Chatterbox Falls, Princess Louisa Inlet, 15th to 18th May
Location G: Pilot House Marina, Pender Harbour, Sechelt, 18th to 21st May
Location H: Newcastle Island Marine Park, Nanaimo, 21st to 22nd May;
Location I: Dungeness Marina, Cowicahan Bay, 22nd to 28th May
Location J: Newcastle Island Marine Park, Nanaimo, 28th to 29th May
Location K: Ford's Cove Marina, Ford's Cove, Hornby Island, 29th to 30th May
Location L: Comox Bay Marina, Comox, 30th May to 5th June
Location M: Discovery Harbour Marina, Campbell River 5th to 10th June
Location N: Comox Bay Marina, Comox, 1oth to 11th June
Location O: Ford's Cove Marina, Ford's Cove, Hornby Island, 11th to 14th June
Location P: Ladysmith Marine Society Marina, Ladysmith, 14th to15th June
Location Q: Chemanius Municipal Dock, Chemainus, 15th to 16th June
Location R: Otter Bay Marina, Hashi Cove North Pender Island, 16th to 17th June
Location S: Friday Harbour Marina, Friday Harbour, San Juan Island, 17th to 20th June
Location T: Anchor Cove Marina, Anacortes, Washington, 20th of June, depart 25th for home.

You will notice that we frequented Marinas more than we anchored! In fact we only anchored out a couple of nights! This was not our initial plan, but rather as a circumstance of weather and commitments to family and friends; this combination changed how we cruised this trip!

The weather, in particular severe wind conditions, restricted our plans immensely! We therefore were limited in where and when we could travel! This kept us on the dock more often than planned and for longer periods of time! The winds also kept us from going to Desolation Sound and Lund this trip! No complaints, just more opportunities to cruise the area again next summer.

After we arrived in Anacortes, we had to return to Victoria to pick up our vehicle, so we took the Washington State Ferry to Sidney, B.C. on the 21st June. We visited with our son Jim and friends Garry & Joanne then returned via ferry to Anacortes on the 23rd June.

The plan was to do some work on Kozad while we were in Anacortes; but Craig's back has been not very good on this trip and was causing him a lot of pain and restricting what he could and could not do! So the decision was made to forgo the work and instead we played tourists for a few days; exploring Anacortes, lunch in LaConner and some relaxation!

We left Anacortes on the 26th June and stopped in Vancouver, arriving home on the 27th of June.

Our current plans are to be home in Coldstream until the 13th of July at which time we fly to Toronto for a visit with friends, Ken and Carol! Then we meet up with our three children and drive to Niagara Falls area where we have two family reunions to attend.

We are then back in Coldstream until the first of September; then we have a wedding to attend on the Sept. long weekend in Victoria.

We then hope to be back in Anacortes so we can get out on Kozad in the fall; exploring the South Sound area including some time in Seattle!