Weekend's over, we're still here... woke up this morning to the largest "mill pond" I've ever seen! Miles and miles of flat water...I do mean mirror flat...truly...not even a ripple!. It's beautiful but it does mean we're going to have to move as it indicates a pressure area is moving in. I think Wednesday we'll be in a hiddy-hole as we don't want to be exposed to 35-40 knot winds sitting where we are. We'll really enjoy it for today though.

This is the week our sail might be arriving from China. We can sail with what we have, as our current main is usable but a new one is part of the plan. As soon as it comes in we'll be weighing anchor and headed north to Canada...Princes Louisa inlet in particular. Sandy's got the route all worked out...for my part, I just continue with boat projects. Today it's the AIS system....a thing that allows us to see other ships from a long(er) way off....at least on the chartplotter,

Sandy's brother Don, loaned us his car while we're here...how great is that!? We are able to get all of our errands done and get showers at the super-marina where-we-don't-have-topay-to-stay-but-we-can-use-all-their-stuff....(I call it a super-marina becuase it's really big and has everything!

Okay for the record...Internet and posting may be sketchier and a problem as we leave here and move north. Currently, we're using a thing called BBX, it's a marina operated system we pay for and it's good in about 215 marina's up here in the NW. I also have a WIFI extender that lets us pick up signals on shore...free of course...right now I can get signals about 3-5 miles away, but that means someone has to have an open/unsecured link. Right now we have 53 wifi spots indicated through it, but I can only use 1 or 2 of them all the rest have passwords. I expect less opportunity (to none) as we get north of Vancouver Canada.

Today, all is well, we'll be looking at fishing gear and licenses for the trip north. We have our crab traps ready, and we can fish and crab on the way up and into B.C. (No clams though...clams, mussels, and oysters are on the "not-good-to-eat-right-now-because-they-are-on-the-psp-neurotoxin-that-will-kill-you list."