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

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

Friday, August 7 On Friday morning, we left the home dock and motored to our planned objective of Dodd Narrows. We planned to end the day at Newcastle Island off Nanaimo. Dodd Narrows is about 3 hours from home and Nanaimo is about an hour after that (at 6.5 to 7 knots). Dodd Narrows is a narrow restriction between Vancouver Island and Mudge Island. It is truly a “gate” in that the water is only slack four times a day in between high and low tides. It isn’t as remarkable

Exactly 6 months ago, we ran to Wallace before my knee replacement surgery on November 4. While I lounged on the couch all winter, waiting for my knee to heal, Holly went down to the boat to check for leaks and ran the engine periodically. Last month, we had the boat hauled out and the bottom cleaned and repainted (a bi-yearly job that boaters can’t escape!). We were looking forward to a dry and reasonably warm couple of nights at one of our favorite local anchorages! We l

Spring is finally here and even though we have enjoyed a wonderfully warm winter, it’s fantastic to be back on the water with Baywolf! This overnight trip was predicated by our scheduled haul out for bottom paint and zincs on Monday. A quick trip to Burgoyne Bay on Saltspring Island gave us a chance to assess the boat and plan this year’s projects. Baywolf is 50 this year. There are no shortages when it comes to maintenance and improvement projects. After dropping anchor a

A married couple goes boating! With winter on the horizon and my knee replacement surgery in just 10 days, we found time for a quick getaway on MV Baywolf to one of our favorite spots on Wallace Island. We were lucky and arrived at Conover Cove in dry weather and had the entire cove to ourselves. We took advantage of the dock and paid the small fee for our overnight stay. It’s a great convenience that we can now email funds for our stays. It saves the soggy or non-existen

Wednesday August 20 We left our home dock at the end of the day and arrived at Russell Island around 7:30. Our planned destination for...

Friday May 30 came and somehow, Holly and I had the boat ready and loaded with supplies. We pushed off the home dock around 9:00am. It...

Baywolf has a weekend at Portland Island Marine Park The weather forecast showed dry and reasonably warm (14C, 58F). Mother Nature...

The boat developed a miss over the past couple of trips. Time for a tuneup. Standard stuff like spark plugs and wires. A new distributor...

On Sunday, we left the home dock and transited to Burgoyne Bay. On our way, we stopped by the fuel dock at Maple Bay Marina and filled...

In December, we ran from Maple Bay to Todd Inlet. Overcast and a bit rainy but warm! The gardens were beautiful and the weather made it...

Baywolf at Wallace Island