How to provision for wine and update on Gulf Island travels!

SV Cariba & Orca III rafted together at Montague

We have been moving a bit slower since we left Newcastle Island. Montague Harbour on Galiano was our next stop and we stayed there for 5 nights over the long weekend. We were surprised at how few boats were out and how quiet the bay was given the holiday weekend. It may have been due to the weather forecast which wasn’t great… but in fact the weather was actually quite good.

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Family visit and now headed south….but where is the wind?!

View off of our stern

I am writing this from a choice spot in Montague Harbour, Galiano. We got here a day ahead of the long weekend hoping to score the stern tie spot in the NE corner of the bay.. and we did!! The weather isn’t supposed to be the best so it may not be as full in the anchorage but at least have the best spot to people and boat watch from!

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Princess Louisa.. in a word – Awesome!

Cariba at the dock with Chatterbox Falls in the background

I have heard many a boating friend tell me that the views in Princess Louisa are extraordinary.. and I would have to agree but with one caveat…. You have to see this place in person! Before we came I looked at pictures from friends and on the internet, but none do this place justice. I have tried myself to capture it with my trusty Samsung and have a few photos to share with you here.

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Things that go bump in the night…

We left Spruce Harbour Marina to start our summer adventures after a leisurely morning of last minute preparations. The boat was stocked with enough food to last a month!… even though it would only be a couple of weeks before we would be in Comox and access to groceries. We will never starve the way I provision!

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