August 15 to 18 Tourists in Campbell River

We have been in Campbell River from August 15 to 18th because of the, "Gale force wind warning," along Johnstone Strait. There has been a developing "low system" bringing high winds. We hoped to leave Campbell River on an ebb tide heading north. We need to go through Seymour Narrows when the tide is going the same way as us as the current can be as fast as 9 knots. (Our boat does 6 knots under full power.) When we went through the narrows heading south, we traveled with the current to Campbell River at 14 knots, (the fastest our boat has ever gone.)

Our time in Campbell River has been fantastic. We have had a lot of great highlights.

1) We met up with Naomi Tabata who had just returned from their southern seas travels on their beautiful sailboat, Renova. We spent some time at her place and met her friends Brandi and Ron. We had a great time looking at her pictures and hearing about her and John's adventures. Marty picked her brains with a lot of the preparations of their trip and things they learned along the way.

2) We explored Campbell River's Maritime Heritage Museum. A fabulous place! The tour guide was a very knowledgeable man who knew all the history of the boats, machinery and tools used in times past. This museum is packed with so much history that we could have spent the whole day there. The cost was only $5. They rented out office space and the hall for special functions to help finance the upkeep.

3) We explored their local museum. Wow! Mae got a photo taken of the next big fish she is going to catch. The scary part is that we think the fish will be the one who will get her instead. Campbell River's museum is definitely a place to go again.

4) We met up with some former Rupert folks: Vanessa Bramhill-Woods and Peter Woods. They brought their daughter, Ginger - still a baby when we last saw her. We also met up with Chris O'Brien.

5) A Prince Rupert friend surprised us on August 16th. Wendy from Dodge Cove, came down on the ferry the night before. That morning, she figured that we were getting close to Campbell River based on our SPOT checks. So she took a stab in the dark and picked a marina and found us. Now she can find a needle in a hay stack with no problems.

Best of all, on August 18th, Marty and Mae celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary. We had a fantastic day of visiting the museum, meeting up with Naomi for coffee, meeting up with friends such as Vanessa, Peter and Ginger and Chris O'Brien.

The day ended with a fantastic dinner cooked by Marty. Mmmmm.....Grilled t-bone steaks, baked potatoes and mixed vegetables. We ended the evening with drinks and dessert at Moxie's Grill.

August 14 Nanaimo to Hornby Island

On August 14^th, we set off to Tribune Bay on Hornby Island. The wind was on our nose and it was HOT. By the time we got to the bay and anchored, we were both getting fuzzy from the heat. Mae was down below when she heard a splash. Don't worry, Mae did not have to perform a, "Man Overboard drill"...Phew! Marty could not wait to go to the beach to go swimming so he jumped off the boat instead. Mae, feeling the same way, followed him into the cooling water. Marty enjoyed the swimming so much that he did not want to get out of the water. Tribune Bay is a favorite beach area for many people. People get to this beach by land, boat ferry and even by small float plane. We discovered this day that if you have a few extra bucks, you can get flown in and out.

After dinner, Marty went for another swim. The water was so warm. He swam from boat to boat and chatted for a bit with each owner. We had finally purchased a solar heated water shower. Fantastic! We're from Prince Rupert and we never thought of having a solar shower on our boat. (We probably won't use it again now that we are home.)

August 12 &13 Herring Bay to Nanaimo (New Castle Island)

On August 12, we slowly puttered over from Herring Bay to the back entrance to Pirates' Cove on the dinghy. We managed to fit all four of us on our dinghy. Before we left the boat, we put together a special, "Prince Rupert's Treasure Chest," to bring to Pirates' Cove. We placed a number of items, that we did not use on our boat, in the chest. The final touch was the "loonie" that Peter placed in the container. Mae wrote onto the container that it was a special portable treasure chest.

Then we had to get under way so we could make the slack tide through Dodds Narrows.

We enjoyed our time with Janet and Peter as we sailed back to Nanaimo on the 12^th. It was an awesome sail. This was when we really had some wind and did some serious sailing. Janet may have been a bit nervous but she picked up the sailing faster than when Mae started sailing. Way to go Janet! We had a good 20+ degree heel on the boat. We sailed right into Nanaimo Harbour and anchored near New Castle Island.

Janet and Peter took the dinghy over to check out the island and later we went swimming. On the evening of the 12^th, we went to the Dinghy Dock Pub and had a fabulous dinner. As you can see in the photo, Janet was having a tough time with the water.

On August 13^th, we said our good byes. It was great to have Peter and Janet come join us for a few days. The dinghy was packed with their many duffle bags as they were prepared for all weather. They had a good set of rain gear packed and it was great that they did not have to use it.

August 11 Silva Bay to Herring Bay

On August 11^th, we had a leisurely breakfast before pulling our anchor and heading out. Exiting Silva Bay can be done by at least three ways. Our boat needs at least two metres of water below us. The depth went as low as three metres going through our route.

Which T.V. character does Peter remind you of? Hint: the hat is a clue.

We went sailing before crossing through Gabriola Passage during slack tide as the rip tides through the passage can be quite strong. After crossing the Passage, we set sail to “Pirates’ Cove.” The wind died and we were faced with a few choices: 1) Start the motor & head to the Cove, 2) Keep on drifting about and hope for wind, or 3) Motor until we found wind and then sail again. Finally, Peter said, “Let’s sit with the sails out and wait and see if the wind comes up.” It was a beautiful sunny day and the tide was taking us in the right direction any way. The wind did pick up and we sailed beautifully. The sailing was so nice that we didn’t wanted it to end as Pirates Cove was close by, so we decided to go to another location. We tried to anchor behind Whalebone Island but there were already a few boats there and the space was limited. We continued around … and anchored in “Herring Bay.”

Pirates Cove was only a five minute dinghy ride over. Janet and Peter took the dinghy for a walk and swim at the Cove while Mae and Marty jumped off Wild Abandon for their swim. Marty used his snorkel and fins to check out the bottom side of the boat.

Fabulous time to spend with Friends!

August 10 Nanaimo to Silva Bay

On August 10^th, we left Nanaimo with Janet and Peter Northcott. We decided not to go to Campbell River. Instead, we sailed around the north end of Gabriola Island towards Silva Bay.

Once we left Nanaimo Harbour, we set sail for over two hours to Silva Bay. The engine was turned off at 10:55 and Janet took the helm at 11:00. She did a superb job for her first time. She felt a bit nervous but Mae assured her that this was normal as Mae felt the same way when she learned to sail. Peter took his turn at the helm and melded with the boat like one. After the two hour sail, the wind diminished and we motored to Silva Bay.

We anchored in the bay. Janet and Peter took the dinghy to explore around the bay. Then Mae and Marty went out for a bit of exploring as well. The sandstones were quite impressive. In fact, the shapes of the sandstones all along the Gulf Islands was amazing.

We ended the evening with a tasty marinated flank steak, Caesar salad and baked potatoes. The most challenging part of the evening was squeezing Peter and Janet into the aft cabin. One must get themselves small enough to scrunch themselves like a ball of wool, duck carefully so not to bang their heads and then slowly unravel. When exiting, one must carefully move out slowly so they do not bang their heads again. We know because we’ve done that a few times.

August 9 Thetis Island to Nanaimo

On Aug. 9^th, we woke up at 5:30 a.m. so we could make our way to Dodds Narrows. We were underway before 6:00 a.m. Sunrise was terrific and the water was so calm.

We made good time over to the Narrows but we were too early so we sailed long tacks back and forth. When it came close to going through, we started our motor and did circles around like many other boats. Finally, it was time to make our move through Dodds Narrows. Timing through Dodds Narrows using the tide and current book is important. When we started to make our move, a call on the radio stated that a tug under tow was coming through the narrows towards us. Marty immediately turned around as he didn’t want to approach Dodds with a tug coming through. Another sailboat ignored the call and proceeded in. The boat was greeted with a few loud blows of the tug’s horn and the boat immediately turned around!

We arrived at Port Nanaimo with a long long line up to get in as all the boats that went through the Narrows floored it to the marina ahead of us. While docked, we did our usual boat clean up and a few maintenance jobs that were due.

No matter where we are, we always meet people from Prince Rupert. When we were on a short walk, we came across Gord Rutherford. When we went to a marine store, Marty met one of his old students from over seven years back. On the way to do laundry, Marty ran into Jeanie and Merve from “Meridian Passage.” They came over for a visit. Merve, who has enough tools to build another boat, helped us fix our fuel filter which had a loose air bleeding bolt (which would not tighten). Thus the old boating saying, “Cruising is making boat repairs in multiple locations!” Later that evening, we met two teachers from Comox and they came for drinks. We talked boats - they had a C&C also. (We did very little teacher talk!)

August 8 Cabbage Island to Thetis Island

On Aug. 8^th, we got underway at 6:30 a.m. so we could make our way to catch the slack tide through Active Pass. It was foggy so we were careful.

We made our way to “Telegraph Harbour” on Thetis Island. Wendy, a friend and colleague, told us that if we do get to Thetis Island, we should call up her sister. So we did. We went over to Nancy and Mark’s summer palace on the waterfront of Thetis. They took us for a drive around Thetis Island before bringing us to their cottage/home. They worked hard over the past 16 years to turn a shack cabin into a very nice home.

When we returned to our boat, we met a young couple who were one third owners of a cute wooden sailboat. They had just arrived from a long trek across the Strait of Georgia. They scared themselves a bit as it was a rougher and longer crossing than they had anticipated. We brought them over for drinks and reassured them that everything they did on their trip over were good choices. They seemed happier when they left, but that could have been the drinks.

August 7 Sidney to Cabbage Island

On Aug. 7^th, we left Sidney in the rain…. Wow! RAIN! This was the first rain fall we have experienced since the second day of our trip on July 3^rd. Getting to Cabbage Island was wild, as we had to get around a huge rip tide. At one point, we were going backwards. We did however arrive at Cabbage Island, north of Saturna Island. This was a neat place and would have been even nicer if it was sunny. We had all our rain gear hanging and dripping in our boat.

We went ashore later in the evening, to explore Cabbage Island. It was so small that we walked completely around it. Mae had said, ”This island must be too small for a deer.” After we walked most of the way around, Marty stopped Mae on the track and turned her head towards a three year old buck. The buck had no fear of us and kept on munching.

There were also good oysters here. They even had pearls in them!

August 6 ~ Sidney, B.C.

On Aug. 6^th, we got underway to go anchor in Cordova Bay in front of Marty’s parent's place. It was a great start with the winds picking up and we were able to set sail. Unfortunately, after halfway, the winds began to build to 20 knot Southeasters which was not great for where we wanted to anchor. Cordova Bay has a sandy bottom. The southeaster would have caused us to drag anchor and run ashore. So, we made the decision to turn around. Fortunately, Port Sidney Marina was able to fit us in again. We didn’t want to take the chance to get to Cordova Bay and then have to turn right back and this would not have given us the time to have dinner at Marty’s parent's place. It was a good evening with his parents and, Cindy and Vicky too.

August 5 Stuart Island(San Juan Is) to Sidney, B.C.

On Aug. 5^th, we got underway by 7:00 a.m. to make our way back to Canada. Uhhhh! Home Sweet Home! We arrived at “Canoe Cove” where we first had our boat moored for six months, before bringing it home to Prince Rupert. Mae called Customs and they told me that I should use the direct phone line at the dock. No surprise, there was no Customs phone in sight and apparently there never has been one at that dock. Eventually, checking back in was easy.

Then we were underway and got a spot at Port Sidney Marina for the night. They gave us a great spot, at the front of the marina, for everyone to see our “Tankers Do Not Belong” banner. We got a lot of positive comments. One couple from Richmond bought a flag. They have been absolutely appalled with the Enbridge project.

That afternoon we got the boat cleaned up and did our shopping. That night we checked out Sydney's great Thursday street market and got few things.

August 4 Cypress Island to Stuart Island (San Juan Islands)

On Aug. 4^th, we took a walk along one of the trails on Cypress Island. The walk was very scenic and we were quite impressed with how a tree can grow on top of an old stump. We also took the dinghy out so we could capture a photo of the rock face that we were tied next to.

After our excursion, we got underway to Reid Harbour on Stuart Island. When we arrived, we did not want to anchor deep into Reid Harbour amongst over 60 vessels. We went with Waggoner’s advice and anchored behind a little island at the entrance of the harbour. We were by ourselvesJ.

The funniest part of this harbour was that this island had the only sand beach. The island was tiny and so was the sand beach. When we arrived, there was a group of kayakers on shore with a larger group waiting their turn to get on the island.

August 3 Port Townsend to Cypress Island

On Aug 3^rd, it was another foggy morning like many previous ones. Jim and Karen let us use their truck last night and we were able to go this morning to get our provisions for the next few days. Port Townsend has a great Organic Food Co-op where we did most of our shopping. We also drove to see their historic post office.

Bye Jim! We're going to miss you and Karen! We headed off to the San Juan Islands just after lunch. During our travels to Cypress Island, we traveled by one of the U.S. Military airports and saw a few of their planes practicing their take offs and landings.

We tied onto one of the free mooring cans next to a large rock face, in Eagle Harbour, on the east side of Cypress Island.

August 2 Port Townsend

On Aug 2^nd, we spent the day checking out the downtown area of Port Townsend. We toured the “Northwest Maritime Centre” and the “Jefferson Court Museum.” This museum was fabulous as it gave us a great insight into the history to present time of Port Townsend.

Unfortunately, we also witnessed a terrible boat fire. No one was hurt but it is always sad to see someone’s dream sail boat burn and sink. A propane tank was left beside the stove and caused the explosion.

Mae is pictured here in a boat that she can sail without getting lost ...without steering crooked ...without navigating into rocks etc. We wonder if Marty would feel safer with her on this boat?

In the afternoon, Mae went out shopping for some gifts. She went to a lots of shops, looking for something that was unique to Port Townsend. There were many shops selling things made in Poland, China, Thailand, Turkey etc. but she really wanted something local. She came across a gem of a store called "Gallery 9" which is an Artists' co-op. She found a great birthday present for Marty.

Pictured above is an artist named Sandra Smith-Poling who painted a picture of the "Battle of the Tallships." In May 2010, the ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftan participated in a mock battle. Sandra created a painting from one of the photos she had taken of the battle. The sale of 250 prints had just gotten onto the shelves. The first print was given to her grandmother. The second one did not print so well. The third print became Marty's thoughtful and wonderful birthday present. This print was autographed and will be hung in our nautical themed library at home.

In the evening, we went over to Karen and Jim’s beautiful home for a wonderful home cooked dinner. Karen and Jim surprised Marty with a “Happy Birthday" cake. Karen was worried about burning the house down with all the candles she had on the cake.

Since last year, Karen has been singing and writing a song about their experiences along our B.C. coast. We had the pleasure of listening to her updated version, which included their travels along the Western coast of Vancouver Island. Thank you Karen and Jim for sharing your beautiful song of your B.C. adventures.

August 1 New Dungeness Spit to Port Townsend

Along the way, Mae took the dinghy over to see Karen and Jim on Sockdolager. At that point, Jim and Mae decided to switch places and Jim surprised Marty when he returned in the dinghy. It was a good thing to leave the husbands on one boat and the wives on the other. Jim told Marty that never in his life had he considered leaving one sailboat and getting onto another while underway.

We motored for a bit and Mae tried steering Sockdolager, using the tiller but she had a hard time steering a straight course. Jim told Marty, on board Wild Abandon, that something was wrong with his boat as it was going funny. Without looking at their boat, Marty said right away that it was Mae’s steering. Mae has a hard time steering in a straight line. She tried steering with her foot at one point, hoping that would work better.

The wind picked up slightly and we put up our sails. Once again with Marty’s quote of, “When there are two sailboat on the water, it’s a race.” We will not write who won that race, but it is evident from the picture. We then switched back the crew. We docked at Point Hudson Marina while Sockdolager went to their permanent docks at Port Townsend Boat Haven. Once both boats cleaned up and got settled, we went to Karen and Jim’s favorite pub, “Sirens,” for dinner.

July 31 Port Angeles to New Dungeness Spit

On July 31^st, Port Angeles was still quite socked in with fog. We decided to make our way towards Port Townsend, (Jim and Karen's home port,) any way, as we figured the weather would pretty much be the same the next day. We navigated along the shoreline of Port Angeles until we got to “New Dungeness Spit,” the longest natural sand spit in the world - nine miles long; however, we hardly saw it because of the fog.

When Marty was laying back relaxing while Mae was at the helm (under motor), he opened his eyes and astern of the boat a U.S. Coast Guard launch zoomed in. There were at least eight guys packed into the boat. They picked us up, in the thick fog, on their radar. A young fellow was calling out questions being relayed by his skipper. He asked question such as: Are you Canadian? ( We thought the big Canadian flag waving would have been a clue.) Where are you going? Do you have passports? Did you check in with customs? Did you know that you're close to land? (Duh!!! The shore was hidden behind the fog but still...) What does your sign mean? (No Place for Tankers), and, Are you with them? (Sockdologer). No problem. They let us be and we continued our trip.

There was a gentle wind so both boats put up their sails. Sockdolager decided to put up their gennaker as this sail does better in lighter winds. We just had to take as many pictures as possible as their boat was such a beautiful sight. With Marty's expert seamanship, Mae was able to get pictures all around their boat. Marty even had our boat sailing backwards, to get just the right angle. AMAZING! Mae has a tough enough time going forwards.

Our foggy trip lead us to Dungeness Spit. The fog finally disappeared late in the afternoon and allowed us to enjoy a beautiful sunset. Karen and Jim came over for dinner. This time we did not have to get them back to their boat in the middle of the night, through dense fog and over rocks, like we did last year.

July 30 Victoria to Port Angeles

On July 30^th, we left Victoria at 9:45 a.m. to make our way to Port Angeles. It had been foggy the last couple of days. When we got half way to Port Angeles, we could still see Victoria; however, it was slightly foggy towards Port Angeles. We could see the mountaintops of the Olympic Peninsula but unfortunately, the fog got thicker and did not dissipate as it was forecasted to do. We navigated by GPS and blew our horn when needed. We listened to the Coast Guard traffic station for freighters. We could hear them, and even smell them, from a distance and navigated outside the shipping lanes as best we could. We sailed most of the way until we arrived at the bay into Port Angeles, as the fog was much thicker. At one point, Marty thought a large black spot ahead was an island but it was actually an oil tanker 100 metres away, so we navigated around it (which was a good thing).

Harder to navigate around were the thousands of crab pots that were put down everywhere in the bay - even in the entrance to the marina. We are amazed there is a crab left down there.

We finally arrived at the marina, checked in with U.S. customs. During our sail, we were in contact with Karen & Jim from Sockdolager. They left Sooke after being socked in with the fog for a few days. They left in the fog that day and went straight across Juan Fuca Strait, then motor sailed along the coast to Port Angeles. We greeted them when they arrived and had a spot for them booked on the dock beside us. It was fantastic to see them again.

We went out for dinner at a pub called “Bar Nine.” They had a live band there. We had so-so pizzas but great local beer. We also had a few dances. There was a great family next to us. We commented on their interesting jello shooters in oversized hypodermic needles. Within a few minutes, they came over with another set of needles for us. So, needless to say, we had jello shooters!

July 29 Victoria

On July 29, we rented a scooter for the day, to explore Victoria and also to give us a way to get to Bob and Shelly’s place for dinner. We even had a chance to visit Marty’s sister, Cindy. The night before, Vicky came over to visit and pick up the things we wanted to leave behind before heading over to the states.

We started our scooter trip in warm, clear skies, along the waterfront but the fog rolled in and we had to go back to the boat to get our long underwear on. The waterfront trip was not exciting, as all we saw was a big white sheet, and it was cold. We went to UVIC, Mount Tolmie and Mount Douglas. The price of the scooter was reasonable.. For a two person scooter $99. (It ran on Biofuel.) We could have it for 8 hours; however, we needed the scooter past their closing time. They have special arrangements for people on boats. We kept the scooter overnight and returned it in the morning. We returned it after our lovely visit and dinner at Bob and Shelley's and a visit with Cindy. We highly recommend these scooters to any boaters in the Inner Harbour of Victoria. They were a great business.

When we were on top of Mount Douglas, Mae took a picture of Cordova Bay where Marty's parents have their home.

July 28 Otter Bay to Victoria

On July 28^th, we started to make our way to Victoria at 5:10 a.m. as the winds were supposed to pick up in the afternoon. We set sail at about 5:30 a.m. Sailing was great until we got closer to Victoria as the current and opposing winds created steep, mixed seas around Trial Island. It did not help with a monster yacht that headed right towards us. It seems they either did not know or did not care that we had the right of way, (under sail, starboard tack etc.) We even tacked away from them and the further we pointed away from the monster, the more they pointed right at us. The idiot yacht created a huge wake on top of the already confused seas. Marty had to dive Wild Abandon into the huge wake and shouted to me down to hang on tight. Our boat got a good plunge into the ocean!

We were early coming to Victoria Harbour so we got out our fishing rods and started fishing. After we turned past Trial Island, the seas were not as rough. The winds had calmed down. Within 15 minutes, we caught a lingcod….a keeper. It was funny as Jim and Karen from Port Townsend had called us. Mae answered the phone but could not talk as she was busy cleaning the fish. Marty told Jim that we just caught a fish. He could not believe it and had a good laugh. They were in Sooke. There was still a possibility that we could meet up with them either in Victoria or in Port Angeles. We had originally met Jim and Karen in Newcombe Harbour on the west side of Pitt Island last summer. We had great memories of that trip as we traveled with them for a couple of days. We wonder how their cribbage skills are?

We had a great spot booked along the Causeway in front of the Empress Hotel.

To our starboard side, we had the parliament buildings.

TANKERS DO NOT BELONG ON OUR COAST!

Sailing our own boat into Victoria Inner Harbour, in James Bay, was another one of Marty’s sailing dreams. It was fabulous there!

July 27 Vancouver to Otter Bay (North Pender Island)

On July 27, we left Vancouver at 7:40 a.m. The morning was calm with very little wind and we did not set sail until 9:40 a.m. We were only traveling between 2 to 4 knots but we did not mind the slow pace through the Strait of Georgia. We were on port tack pretty much most of the way towards Galiano Island. Every time we slowed down because of the lack of wind, Marty put out the fishing rod with the buck tail and it never failed that the wind picked up.

We took our time because we had to go through Active Pass on the high slack and catch the ebbing tide through. The current can be strong through Active Pass. Active Pass is heavily used by B.C. Ferries and often there is one ferry going each way. We did not want to be caught in the middle and fighting the current.

When we did go through, a large fishing boat was cutting the corner going in the opposite direction. He was using the current to get through. He was in our path. It was a good thing there was enough water under us to pull aside to let him through. There are some very crazy boaters out there.

On this day, we traveled only 47 nautical miles, (1.8 km/nm) in thirteen hours. We anchored in beautiful “Otter Bay” on North Pender Island. There was a very nice marina and many homes all around. We did not go to shore as we had a late dinner because we arrived at 20:30 hours. We had the most fabulous sunset ever!

July 26 Vancouver

On July 26, Marty and Mae took a bus to Stanley Park to tour the Vancouver Aquarium. The admission price was quite steep. The aquarium was nice in the aspect that it educated the public about the beauty and importance of protecting our ocean life. The facility was packed with people which made moving about difficult. But we found Nemo, along with his family and friends.

The main reason why we wanted to go to the Vancouver Aquarium was to visit the BC Cetacean Sightings Network office. Since the beginning of 2010, we have been logging into a new logbook produced by the Cetacean Network. We met Iain Smith, one of the coordinators. He gave us a tour of their office. We were the first one to bring in the new log books with information. We had five pages of sightings. This made Iain's and our day!

For the rest of the day, we looked around Stanley Park and other sights in Vancouver. Along the way, we came across seven painted bronze statues along the waterfront. The statues were in a circle formation with all the statues facing each other. The display of statues was called the “MEETING” from WANG Shugang, China. On a plaque, it stated, “These statues were first exhibited during the G-8 summit meeting in Germany in 2007 where world leaders held a 'meeting'. The placing of the figures in static positions with cupped hands is not without irony, nor historical and cultural significance.” The display is on temporary exhibition of the Vancouver Biennale 2009-2011. Many people posed to take photos with the statues, so Mae joined in. Guess which one is Mae???

We again met up with Mae’s brother, Jet in Chinatown. We bought barbeque duck and pork, baby bok choy and garlic shoots for dinner…yum…yum.

July 25 Vancouver

On Sunday, July 25, we arranged to meet Jet, (Mae's Brother,) in Chinatown for brunch. This was a great day checking out some of the sights in Vancouver with Jet. Sadly, this was also when we said good-bye to Edward. It was fantastic sailing with Edward. He learned a few sailing tricks. We must say that we fed him well once again.

That evening, Mae took a few pictures in Granville Island as the shops were closed and many people had left. Marty stood by his favorite store.

Marty and Mae took the dinghy out to English Bay. After we crossed under Burrard Bridge, Fishermen’s Wharf is on our starboard side. Fishermen’s Wharf had the best shower facility down the coast and they had an excellent recycling program.