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June on the Hook 2017 – Days 9 & 10 – Sucia Island

I highly recommend a visit to Sucia Island in the San Juans Archipelago. This was my first time and am glad I finally made it. Its location on the northern border of the San Juans has been a deterrent for me in earlier trips as it was not in route to my previous destinations. I also read that there can be up to 700 boats here which is not the density I am… Read More

Category: June on the Hook 2017, Overnight Trips Tags: anchoring, BC, bellingham, Bio-luminescence, Canada, charter, crow, customs, Flickka 20, fossil, fossil bay, kayak, saiiling, sailboat, Sampaguita, san juan islands, Scotch, South Pender, sucia island, Washington State Park, WSP

Hot Springs Cove

Hot Springs Cove was my farthest point north and my turn around goal. It was pretty sweet. I stayed there 2 days and made 2 trips to the springs. It is a 2 KM hike each way along a boardwalk to get there and it is best to go there very early in the morning or in the evening as the tour boats and float planes parade in hordes of people from Tofino… Read More

Category: June 2016 Tags: Anchor, BC, boardwalk, british columbia, Canada, Dock, Float Plane, hot springs cove, Pacific Ocean, ramsay hot springs, Sulfur Springs, Tofino, Vancouver Island, west coast

Hummingbirds in Joe’s Bay

This is while anchored in Joe’s Bay in the Broken Group in Barkley Sound. As soon as I entered I was swarmed by hummingbirds. I’ve never seen anything like it. They were unafraid. They would fly inside the boat. They would try to feed from my jacket. Below the are trying to feed from the red cap on my solar shower. Even though they were ever-present(they did disappear at sundown, but reappeared in the… Read More

Category: June 2016, Overnight Trips, Wildlife Tags: anchoring, barkley sound, british columbia, broken group, Canada, Dodd Island, flicka, hummingbirds, Joe's Bay, sailboat, sailing, Turtle Island, Vancouver Island, west coast, Willis Island