We are sitting here in Shearwater on Sunday evening. Didn't think they would have wireless internet, but here I sit, inside SpiritQuest bringing you up to the date news on our adventure north. It takes a little rain to make rainbows and lemons to make lemonade. Boating is no different as you will see as I bring everyone up to date. Our last update was in Port McNeill. Well, the next day we headed out across the Queen Charlotte Strait along with Kingfisher and our friends, Jim and Anne Griffin. This was a very long day. Went over 70 miles leaving at 6 am and arriving at our anchorage, Little Fry Pan on Penrose island some 11 hours later. It was a very bumpy and uncomfortable ride. Neither of us got sick, but we were not feeling very perky either! The anchorage was a great, secluded little shelter that was far from the wind and waves. Boy, did we need that. That day reminded us of our trip up the coast to bring SpiritQuest to her new home. We were really tired puppies yesterday. Then, got up the next morning (today) and went another 56 miles to Shearwater where we are at a dock but have no electricity or water. For some reason, we are taking on water in the forward bilge and the bilge pump is running a few seconds every hour. We are not comfortable with this situation so that is why we are in Shearwater. They have a shipyard here with a lift in case we need to do an inspection of our hull. Hope to talk with some experts tommorow am and get to the bottom of the probem. It is also taking a long time to recharge our batteries and we hope to have someone look at it as well. Oh well, you boaters all know that this kind of stuff comes with the territory. We think we may have hit a deadhead (log floating vertically in the water) but who knows what is going on. Stay tuned. Will probably stay the day here assessing what is going on and determining our options.
By the way, thanks for all the notes and comments from back home. We have come about 400 miles and are not yet half way to Alaska. It is a long way up here, and we do appreciate reading your comments and notes of encouragement. I will try to take a short movie or two and post them on www.youtube.com in the near future. Until then,..................
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I hope everything checks out okay for you so you can continue your journey. It's better to be safe than sorry. While you are counting the days till you reach Alaska, I'm counting the days till summer vacation. Only 8 more days! I love my job! Again, wishing you a safe and fun journey.
Love, Nancy
Hi! It's Jessica & Dan here, just returning from our Memorial Day quick trip to the NC mountains. Where, for once, having a horse actually paid off- we stayed at a barn buddy's extra house in Brevard and had a nice trip hiking to various waterfalls and drinking various beverages.
Sorry to hear about the water! But as Nancy says, glad to hear Safer than Sorry! Trying not to remember lyrics to a Gordon Lightfoot song about taking in water, but it sounds like yours isn't very much.
Anyway, we'll check in and we cannot wait to come visit! Jessica got a new [used] digital SLR to take to Alaska- trying it out now so we'll be shipshape come next month. See you soon!!! Love, Jessica
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