Author Archives: John

Aug 28-31 Hi All, Oh, forgot to add on the last blog, that while in Tribune Channel and Thompson Sound, we had several visits from a huge pod of Pacific Whitesided dolphins….these guys love to jump and swim at the bow with Mystic….it has been a while since we’ve seen these guys….amazing experience!!! Max told … Read More →

Aug 22-27 Hi All, We made it to Pierre’s a little after noon…..not many boats in the marina but then another 10+ came in shortly after us. Everyone was coming in for Pierre’s prime rib dinner, which was excellent…..maybe 30-35 total people for dinner. We’ve not had a lot of beef this season and Pierre … Read More →

Aug 15-21 Hi All, We only stayed one night in Allison Harbor. We arrived around 1:30pm and well, really not much to the Bay. It certainly was well protected but the water was very dark, full of tannins, not many critters….just a few seagulls and ducks and the shoreline very rocky with short scrubby looking … Read More →

Aug 9-15 Hi All, This blog covers Shearwater, Codville, Pruth, and around Cape Caution to Allison Harbor: We did end up spending 2 nights in Shearwater marina….it was just nice to be plugged in to shorepower and have water….no anchor, no making water, no running GEN and for Kathy, the galley was closed:))) And what … Read More →

April 5-9 Hi All, Oops….I forgot to mention that we saw 2 adult Sand Hill Cranes in Cameron Cove…..Cindi first saw them….gorgeous….we have been trying to see these guys since Japan!!! Adam and Cindi left at 9am with their ride to Terrace. We gathered a few fishing supplies and left for Kitsaway by 10am….24nm…arrived around … Read More →

Aug 2-4 Hi All, Weather: After raining, foggy et al with occasional sun the first 6 days of Adam and Cindi’s visit, the bright blue sky days finally broke out in Cameron Cove…..and it is warm to hot….shorts, t-shirts and flip flops baby:)))) Sunrise is now 6am and sunset is 9:30pm. We have gone from … Read More →

July 26-Aug 1 Hi All, We had a rousing opening ceremony with Adam and Cindi on Thursday ending in a great dinner at the local Pub!! They are in the process for selling “old” Bravo in Australia and buying a high latitude boat being built in France, they call “New” Bravo, a Boreal 52….sweet as!!!. … Read More →

July 23-25 Hi All, We had closing ceremonies with Mark and Roseanne on Koinonia on the 23rd. The day we replaced the Balmar alternator in Nichols Point Mark had gone prawning and did quite well. Roseanne sautéed the big Spotted prawns and we had a lovely dinner and toasted with some good wine all the … Read More →

July 18-22 Hi All, We left Hydaburg on Thursday the 18th around 9am as we had to time more narrows. It was pretty calm but had some nice current in the Tlevak Narrows…..up to 11 kts…..GO MYSTIC GO!!! We also passed this huge resort, Waterfall Resort, looked like a renovated old cannery but had to … Read More →

July 13-17 Hi All, Roseanne, Mark, and me had an excellent tour of the El Capitan Caves (Kathy sat this one out….maybe too many caves in the Philippines:))). The limestone was formed millions of years ago near the Equator and the caves only discovered in the 1990’s. There is a dense forest on top of … Read More →