6.21.2011

Nanaimo to Hornby Island, 06.16





















I’m learning how to sail. Slowly. When and how to unfurl each sail, what angle the boat should be relative to the wind, and so on. I’ve got a long way to go!

Our otherwise uneventful (but beautiful) trip from Nanaimo to Hornby Island started off with some radio communication with a military boat asking us to change course because we were headed into a torpedo testing area! Sadly, I think that means the mystery of yesterday’s army boats is solved, and I think it has nothing to do with little Lungta.






















I’m becoming a very confident ocean fisher; albeit one that hasn’t caught any fish yet. I did pull in a truckload of seaweed on my line though, and I’m certain that once I work up the courage to eat some it will be positively delicious.

I’ve also been working on my knots. I’ve got three methods for tying a bowline down cold. The best one is the Newman bowline, and I’m excited enough about it I’m going to give it its own post.

We ended the evening in a bay on Hornby Island. After we anchored, I looked into the water and realized we were absolutely surrounded by jellyfish! They’re the round clear kind—moon jellies, I think they’re called?

While Dan and Kathy installed a new water pump and commissioned the new water maker (it desalinizes ocean water!), Dad and I kayaked to the shore. The water was so clear we could see the sandy bottom from several feet up. There were moon jellies—small transparent blobs— spread out all along the beach. And two bald eagles hunting for dinner.

Blood moon—good end to a good day.

2 comments:

  1. I'm not gonna give the blow by blow EVERY day, promise!!

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  2. I would love the blow by blow EVERY day. Promise.

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