Circumnavigating Vancouver Island 2023

Back in 2003, we circumnavigated Vancouver Island, capturing wonderful memories. Now in 2023 we hope to re-visit this large island, and create some new memories!

21 August 2022 | Portland, Oregon
19 August 2022 | Tongue Point, Astoria, Oregon
14 August 2022 | Friday Harbor, WA
10 August 2022 | Todd Inlet, BC, Canada
08 August 2022 | Lesqueti Island, BC, Canada
04 August 2022 | Heriot Bay, BC, Canada
03 August 2022 | Octopus Islands, BC, Canada
03 August 2022 | Octopus Islands, BC, Canada
31 July 2022 | Lagoon Cove, BC, Canada
30 July 2022 | Echo Bay, BC, Canada
28 July 2022 | Port McNeill, BC, Canada
22 July 2022 | Oliver Cove, BC, Canada
22 July 2022 | Windy Bay, BC, Canada
19 July 2022 | Hartley Bay, BC, Canada
18 July 2022 | Kumealon Inlet, BC, Canada
17 July 2022 | Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
16 July 2022 | Foggy Bay, Alaska
15 July 2022 | Meyer's Chuck, Alaska
14 July 2022 | Dora Bay, Alaska
13 July 2022 | Ketchikan, Alaska

In Transit to Golfito

20 February 2018 | On the way to Golfito, Costa Rica
George Stonecliffe
Golfito is 110 miles from Quepos. So we have broken up the trip into three legs. The first was Uvita Bay where we had a wonderful snorkel at a marine refuge reef offshore. Besides seeing so many parrot fish, we saw a wide variety of butterfly fish, box fish, wrasses, trigger fish, two huge jacks, and so forth. We then motored along the shore line until the wind increased, and then we sailed on two different occasions. The everpresent local fishermen had nets/long lines marked by tall black flags. We were concerned about running over the nets. But it was no problem. We have arrived in Drake's Bay named after Sir Francis Drake of England and his ship The Golden Hine. A very pleasant marine community, we always wonder: 'Could we live here?' But we keep on going.
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Vessel Name: Julia Max
Vessel Make/Model: 45' Passport/Peterson Custom Ketch
Hailing Port: Portland, Oregon, USA
Crew: George and Sue Stonecliffe
About: The summer of 2023 will be spent heading north from Portland, OR to British Columbia, Canada; circumnavigating Vancouver Island, visiting Princess Louisa Inlet, and hopefully staying smoke free!
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Cruising through BC , Alaska, and home
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