June 2, 2017

The forecast was for a bit windy this morning. It was light when we got up, but was a little heavier by the time we left. Fortunately, the current and the wind were going in the same direction, and even more fortunate that we were going that direction too. So not too bad. One of those mornings though where we had blue sky, clouds, and rain all at the same time.

We left at 9:00am to have plenty of time to hit slack at Dodd Narrows at 11:56. We even found a red canoe adrift and called it into the Coast Guard (nothing inside of it!). The further north we got, the nicer it got and we saw a nice rainbow as we approached Nanaimo.

We tied up on "Hotel" dock and was pleasantly surprised to have no wind and a warm sun. We checked in and then had Halibut Taco's at Penny's Palapa's. Then for a walk to have our regular coffee and a nanaimo bar at Serious Coffee. And a present for Jan. I didn't get my standard "pre-trip pedicure" before we left as things just got too crazy. So I got my "pre-trip pedicure" here in Nanaimo. (Yay!)

Back to the boat where it is now quite windy again (it *is* Nanaimo) and then over to Thrifty to collect some fruit and vegetable provisions. Back to the boat to make salsa, and then a present for Greg - Fish and Chip dinner from Trollers.

We're sitting in the salon where it is again nice and warm and not windy, with the doors open and look up at the boardwalk, and who goes walking by but Scott Blake. He and his friend Gary are delivering Irish Mist to Alaska. So we call him on the phone and tell him to look over his right shoulder and wave 😀. We finally meet his friend Gary who is helping with the delivery, and talk boats (really boat problems), and plans for heading north. Small ocean.