On August 10th, 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.
