M/V Amy Marie - Summer of 2023 Track Logs

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Our summer of 2023 is being spent in a relentless, unstructured exploration of the waters of the Pacific Northwest.  We have ~16 weeks to visit, enjoy and experience as many corners of these wonderful cruising grounds as we can reach.  Our methodology is different than that employed on previous cruises.  Most frequently we have a destination in mind and our course is logically plotted so we can arrive at a particular time.  Destination focused cruising does not allow for much wandering off in different directions to visit landmarks, points of interest, cities, villages, bakeries, and pubs of renown.  

In 2023 we intend to amble.  Our path will be northward until it is time to turn around and return to our port of origin, Kingston Washington.  As we travel, we will chat up whomever we encounter, read guidebooks, watch YouTube videos, and use other sources to make decisions about where to wander next.  This is not a trek.  It is more immersive and structured to enjoy the moment.  Our travel is patterned after an inquisitive dog, who has left his yard and is randomly enjoying smelling, sniffing, exploring, walking, and experiencing the broader world.  It is in this frame of mind we offer our track logs as evidence of our ambulation.

Notes:  
  • To see a higher level of detail in the track log images, they are images which you can download and then magnify to whatever size you would like


Track Logs

Most recent at the top.



We were towed from Refuge Cove to Powell River where I repaired our engine




The day our motor died, and we had to return to Refuge Cove




Melanie Cove to Refuge Cove Marina



Grace Harbour to Melanie Cove





Lund - Grace Harbour



Powell River - Lund



Egmont - Powell River




Egmont to Princess Louisa Inlet & Chatterbox Falls






Smugglers Cove - Pender Harbor (for provisions) - Egmont (Back Eddy Marina for the night)



Ladysmith to Smugglers Cove




Telegraph Harbor to Ladysmith





Montague to Telegraph Harbor




Sidney to Montague Harbor





Sidney Spit to Sidney


We traveled from Cowichan Bay to Sidney Spit. Great Beaches!



From Tod Inlet we traveled to Mill Bay for provisions and then on to Cowichan Bay.
Wonderful bakery, restaurants, and quaint fishing village




A short jog to picturesque Tod Inlet



At the conclusion of the Rendezvous, we traveled to Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island


From June 1-4, 2023 we attended the Ranger Tug/Cutwater Rendezvous at Poet's Cove on South Pender Island







We departed Kingston Washington and traveled to Garrison Bay on San Juan Island then on to Deer Harbor on Orcas Island














We hung out in Tod Inlet as it was a beautiful spot to anchor













From Sidney Spit we traveled to the Port of Sidney.
Good shopping, well stocked chandleries, community activities.




Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Comments

  1. AnonymousJune 10, 2023 at 7:15 AM

    These maps are great! I love that your are ambling-its the only way to go!

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