Post 160: East Cove, Koprino Harbur, BC East Cove was another first experience for us. East Cove was another first experience for us. Our plan was to sail from Winter Harbour to East Cove, Kaprino Harbour and spend the night at anchor. Kaprino Harbour is located in Quatsino Sound. Quatsino Sound is the northern most
Post 158: Raising the sails! Aligning of the Stars We have been out in the sailboat many times, but always under power. We were waiting for the perfect conditions to actually try sailing for the first time: time off from work, a little wind but not too much and enough courage to give it a
As we head into our 3rd winter here in Winter Harbour, BC Canada, we thought we would share some of the sights we have captured with our cameras…. We hope you enjoy! Click on any photo to see a larger image – and don’t forget to check the video below the photos!
Post 157: Sailing from Port Hardy to Winter Harbour – the conclusion The final legs of our sailing trip from Brown’s Bay Marina to Winter Harbour, BC. Our last post (Post: 156) described our trip from Brown’s Bay, Marina, BC to Port Hardy, BC. This is the story of the rest of the trip from
Post 156: Sailing our new sailboat to Winter Harbour The Challenge Now, we were the proud owners of a 28′ sailboat. The next step was to figure out how to get the boat from Browns Bay (near Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada) to Winter Harbour, BC Canada. This post will cover the preparations and sailing
Beautiful West Coast of British Columbia, Canada We have been on the rugged, but beautiful West Coast of Canada for over a year now. Almost everyday we see boats of all types and sizes go in and out of the harbour. Small ‘tinies’ to large commercial fishing trawlers – monohulled sailboats to 50′ catamarans, kayaks,
Post 154 Bailey joins our family October 22, 2019 Bailey came to us via West Jet and a volunteer companion, all the way from Behchoko, North West Territories. Her short bio says her birthday is March 29, 2019. lol She was supposed to be 4 years old. We had planned on adopting a 4 year
Post 152 – In memory of.. I would like to take a brief moment in memory of our beloved pet, Sierra. Sierra had come to us back in 2008, she was a rescue pet who was 8 months to 1 year old when she came to us. They warned us she might have issues,
Life in Winter Harbour, BC at The OutPost Living and working in Winter Harbour, BC is quite interesting and unique. Life here at The OutPost, is different from what we knew before. There are only a small handful of full time residents, along with people who come to work here during the summer. Then you
Post 150: A Snails Trail – Day 9 Port Hardy, our destination. Once there, we left Highway 19 and head towards Winter Harbour. The highway was quite decent until we got closer to Port Harty. Then the roads become only 2 lanes, and bumpy. Man we hadn’t seen anything yet lol. The big eventful turn
