Cruising the Gulf Islands

Our first real cruise! Unfortunately there are a lot of forest fires in B.C. and the air is pretty bad. We are learning the boat, having fun cooking (tiny bit of drinking!) and other than the fact that basically there is not much to see but smoke things are pretty good. 

First night fun. Our "wine bag" we bought in a small town in Tuscany. Some bubbly that was a present from new friends. Our "Endurance" wine glasses (yes, they are actually named Endurance!). 

We are buddy boating with Ron and Kim. They enjoy good cooking and food just like we do. We will have some dinners on Mahalo, and some on their boat Kazuma.

Our anchor is 176 lbs, it's about five feet long. So this kelp ball is 6-8 feet around. Always something with anchoring, no? This is Montague harbor on Galliano Island.

Putting the bbq to the test. Asian pork ribs, roasted potatoes, grilled zucchini, corn on the cob. Nice work surface where I could do pretty much everything on the f/b deck.  We had done a few mile hike ashore today.

Finishing up with a couple artistic shots. Sailboat in "smokeset."

This one is for you, Linda D! (She's a great photographer who is also an active boater.)