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Fixing engine coolant pump and an amazing days sailing

July 4, 2016Matt 6 Comments

I guess my titles are becoming more and more literal. Soon it’s gonna devolve down to ‘I did a Thing and then another Thing’. Anyway. My original plan was to head to Orcas island on Friday 1st July. This is… Continue reading →

Maintenance, Sailing 2qm20, engine, gudgeon, hunter 36, orcas island, pump, sailing

Lessons learned from the weekend trip to Orcas

January 11, 2016Matt Leave a comment

I went to Orcas this weekend to pick up my drive unit for my autopilot, and it was a bit of a comedy of errors. The first thing that happened was I cycled my bilge pump and got my feet… Continue reading →

Sailing gudgeon, hunter 36, orcas, orcas island, winter sailing

Thanksgiving Trip*

November 24, 2015Matt 3 Comments

*Ok, week before thanksgiving. American thanksgiving that is, as the Canadian one already happened 6 weeks ago. Whatever. So my friend Elyess was hosting a thanksgiving dinner (see above) at her house on Orcas Island and that sounded like a… Continue reading →

Sailing bird bomb, gudgeon, hunter 36, orcas island, san jaun, sunset

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One thing I took for granted when I lived here ful One thing I took for granted when I lived here full time is the ability in the UK to just wander into 1000 year old buildings that are still in use as if it ain't any old thing, in this case Carlisle cathedral and castle which I enjoyed exploring this week.

Quite a change from the BC wilderness
Grizz and cubs. They are both very differently col Grizz and cubs. They are both very differently coloured so both probably from different dads (I just found out that Grizz can do this)

Also learned that hand stabilisation doesn't cut it from a boat 

#beautifulbc #bear
Fathom in front of K'we Fathom in front of K'we
Its that time of year again - Sooner put away and Its that time of year again - Sooner put away and I'm back driving boats, docks and spreadsheets for thr BC lodge
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