Victoria, B.C

After a night in Pender Island (Gulf islands) and a morning in the hot tub of the marina in Bedwell Bay we set off for Victoria and have our first encouter with a group of porpoises to the delight of Mia who exclaims: " I didn't know they were for real!"
In Victoria, we meet frederique et Francois, a french couple who sailed "Croque Pomme" from French Polynesia and have been cruising B.C and Alaska for a year or so. Francois helps us to get the email through the ham radio working. We celebrate Thanksgiving in front of the parliament building. Renee and Dan fly back to Sechelt. Lily and Mia stay one more day and bus back to the Coast. Time to leave Canada...and the comfort zone! After passing Niah Bay, the open ocean grabs us and..... two down. Ghislaine and Domi are out while Ryan and Iain share the watches. it is cold, wet, rolling from side to side... plainly uncomfortable. However, the sight of dolphins, whales, birds, the magic of a night in the middle of the ocean and the knowledge that every mile southward gets us closer to the warm weather make it worthwhile.