June 30 - Pender Harbour, BC

We did get off at 7am, cleared Customs at Bedwell at 8:15 & headed across the Georgia Straits. Water was smooth (rippled for you boaters) the entire way. We spent most of the afternoon on the flybridge! We arrived at Pender at 4:15. Beautiful day & it's 83 at 5pm.

Chardonnay took his first walk this trip around the deck once we docked. We're here for Canada Day tomorrow & provisioning for fresh fruits & veggies and liquor. Would you believe I only had 1 bottle of wine on board when we left - now gone as Carol & I managed to finish it yesterday. (Darn those customs people & the Captain!)

First day out: Reid Harbor on Stewart Island; June 29, 2014

Well, we're on our way! Left Shelter Bay around 8:00am & arrived at Reid at 12:30. We're anchored out & Carol & Mike Silhan are rafted to us. It's been a beautiful day with smooth waters. We spent happy hour at our new table/seating on the "Lido Deck." Our entertainment was Ospreys diving into the water to catch fish, a ski boat dragging kids in an inner tube & on a wake board & other boaters anchoring & taking dinghy rides.

Mr. Cat (aka Chardonnay) has settled in & seems to remember the boat. New addition this year are "kitty stairs" so he can climb up & down on his own to the settee & possibly our bed. Chardonnay is 15+ yrs old now, has diabetes, arthritis & was recently diagnosed with a hyper-thyroid condition so movement is getting more challenging---sound familiar to any of you??? He needs more medication than we do at this point - insulin shots & thyroid pills twice a day & glucosamine in the am!

Tomorrow we leave at 7am to cross Customs at Bedwell & then head to the SYC outstation in Pender Harbour. This will probably be a 9-10 hour trip.

Lady Lynn in the Admiral's seat

Lady Lynn and Lucky Too

View toward the entrance to Reid Harbor on Stuart Island

Nice looking sailboat in Reid Harbor

Chardonnay

This is the life!

Chardonnay has a stairway to his favorite spot