We stayed two nights at the dock in Tofino. Sharon caught the shuttle to the airport on Sunday afternoon. I did a load of laundry and lost my brand new purple hoodie ! I washed the laundry in the dock machine because of the water shortage we weren’t sure if we could get water. In the end – and the assistance of some crab fishermen- we were able to fill the water tanks.
We had to leave the dock quite late in the day because the low tide in the morning left about 6 feet of water under the boat.
We left around noon and motored up to White Pine Bay for the night. it was a pretty spot. A fairly large and open anchorage. We put the poles out and got ready to put the paravanes in the water for travelling through the ocean swell past Chesterman’s beach and the Pacific Rim National Park
It is as definitely good we had the paravanes in the water. It wasn’t too windy but the swell was mostly on our beam the whole trip.
Unfortunately though that means we have to stop somewhere close to the dock in Ucluelet and pull them up before we can go to the dock.
The Harbour Master in Ucluelet was wonderful and helpful and just a great guy! Not a lot of dock space there. But he fit us in and help us dock. And once again Jim just stuck it ! But leaving the dock was a bit more of an adventure and required a lot of assistance from the Harbour Master to avoid the big rudder on the catamaran- all hands on deck ! Kevin was great !
A shed in front !
We spent two nights in Ucluelet. It was a much better maintained dock. And less expensive. We always would spend time in Ucluelet during our spring break vacations. There was the Ucluelet “Chowder Chow-down” competition – and there were a number of good little shops.
Jim got himself a couple of new “Ray Troll” T-shirts. They are his favourite T-shirts and are hard to find. Victoria has a shop that sell them. And Ketchikan Alaska. And Ucluelet.
We went out to dinner but it could not compete with the amazing meal we had a SoBo ! It was a bit of a disappointment and the cost was comparable.
Next stop is The Broken Group.
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Hi Pam, Your last several posts have been very interesting. Elizabeth and I were discussing the exploration of the west coast of Vancouver Island. Never thought about it in the past. Your travels have made me realize just how complicated the coast line is. And you have lots of gear and tide and currents and on and on. I check the weather every day. I have been doing that mostly to see just how well our heat pump working. I always look at the weather map. Looks like you have added whether to your adventures in the last few days. Our heater came on this morning!!!
How is Lilly doing? I think if Alice and Lilly could have a conversation, they might come to the conclusion that there people a crazy going on adventures when they have perfectly good homes without boats and air travel!! They are wrong of course.
You sure have a long voyage still ahead before you tie up in Richmond.
Thanks for keeping your blog this summer.
Barbara
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Hi Barbara. Tofino and Ucluelet are both one of our favourite places to visit. I’m sure you would love it !
Lilly is doing amazing! We are really surprised. She seems to be enjoying herself and loves to lie in the sun and watch the bird ! She was pretty entranced by the hummingbirds. And really tolerant of the traveling now. Just sleeps in the little crate.
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