This was a milestone birthday for my partner in crime and love of my life. We are both officially senior citizens! Not to miss a chance to celebrate, I began to make plans! Holly received an amazing gift of tickets to hear a favorite band that was performing on Saltspring Island on her birthday. Included, was two nights on the dock at Ganges Harbour as we planned to take the boat instead of staying in a local hotel! Thanks Mollie! Holly was spoiled by many including her m

Holly and I spent two weeks in Ontario where we visited Paul and Deb following Paul's recent back surgery. Holly needed to see her big brothers progress for herself and we are happy to report he is doing very well and is largely back to his normal self! We saw Holly's boys and as much family as we possibly could during a quick visit (a bit shorter than our normal trips). Two days after we returned to the Island, we packed the bus and got Vincent ready for an amazing advent

We loaded Baywolf with food and drink and motored the 35 minutes to Burgoyne Bay. We decided to anchor deeper in the bay than we usually do. Normally, we drop the hook closer to the dock which makes the dinghy ride to shore a bit shorter. We felt that anchoring further away would make the experience feel a little more remote. I'm only talking a difference of 200 meters but it did indeed feel like an anchorage much further away. Burgoyne Bay is a Provincial Park on the wes