We left Steveston on Saturday. First a stop at the fuel dock for a fill of diesel.
We motored down the Fraser River. It was pretty calm in the river and we were going with the tide so we were moving at a pretty good clip.
It got a bit rolly in Georgia Strait and Lilly did her usual – what I call the 3 Ps.
I keep her in her crate when the seas are rough. Easier for me to manage her.
We got in to Bargain Bay – just south of Pender Harbour – about 3:15 pm. There was a brief concern about the Depth Sounder on arrival. It lost the bottom. Just when it is needed. There was a fair amount of angst about that happening. The same issue occurred in 2020 and both the transducer and receiver were replaced at that time. That issue seems to be resolved now.
When we got up on Sunday morning and decided to run the generator we had an issue with the selector switch. A brand new switch that was just installed in the fall. That had been tested and was functioning. So – More angst. And we hauled the anchor and have returned to Steveston. We need a functioning generator.
It was a good trip back for Lilly. Pretty calm. She spent most of the trip sleeping on the pilot house watch berth.
So here we are. Who knows when we will be leaving. But it won’t be tomorrow!
Phoenix Hunter 1985 
so sorry to hear that you and Jim had to return after 1 night, but in a way it wasn’t bad as you were closer to home. Lily’s annual boating trip with her human parents reminds me of the book “ A Guide To England Through A Cat’s Eyes” by Pat Albeck. I have the book so you can borrow it from me. It’s a delightful book and I imagine that Lily writes a book titled “ my family’s annual boating trip through a cat’s eyes”.
Hope that all is repaired quickly, so you can restart your annual boating tradition. Looking forward to your next blogging.
S.
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Hi Suk.
Great to hear from you. We have resolved the issues and planning to leave tomorrow morning. I think the book about the Cat’s guide to England would be a fun book to read. I definitely think a book about Lilly and the boat would be interesting. Maybe I can get Lilly on to it this summer ! Haha. I certainly take enough photos of her. She quite likes the action of boat life.
Pam.
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