This is a beautiful boat, we were so grateful that she didnt hit the rocks.

The days are flying by, we are back in Brentwood bay, and right now the sun is warming the cockpit, its a nice 25 degrees in here, its quiet, and i have a Wifi connection that works well, now, what more do i want???
let me just step back to the day we left the dock of our friends, Doug and Martha, September 17th, weather predictions were good, not too much wind, tide in our favor, so away we went.
WG, Whiskey Golf, the navy exercise area was active so Bert planned a route around it.
Our goal was Nanaimo, and we made it there in 6 hours,average speed,5.5 knots, somehow the tide was not doing what it was suppose to, but it is always different in every piece of water at the Sunshine Coast.
We anchored out , well away from other vessels, Bert put out 7:1 anchor, a good thing, as we ended up in two hefty windstorms, one with gusts of 38 knots NW.
Thank goodness no one else anchored in front of us, but an hour into the storm, first a small sailboat started dragging its anchor, the skipper was on board, but had a terrible time ,trying to bring the anchor up, he ended up alongside a power boat, the people were on it and tried to fend off the little sailboat with fenders and boat sticks,still cant figure out why they didnt just tie her up alongside…..
As we are watching this, the large sailboat behind us, SV CHARLOTTE , a 52′ ketch, broke loose from her anchor, no one on board, and came right by us, driven by the NW wind.
We were debating what to do, how to help, when the owner, a lady, in her dinghy,

came speeding up to our boat and begged for help, Bert put on his PFD and away they went.
I kept a close eye on Curtsy, but we never did drag.
SV CHARLOTTE kept right on going, her anchor not resetting itself yet, Bert climbed on board, the owner started the engine, and Bert then tried to bring the anchor in, but there was just no way!!!!
From where i was watching, it seemed that the boat did not move anymore, and rightfully so, her anchor grabbed onto the telephone lines underwater, and there she stayed!!!
At least she was safe for now.
Bert came back to Curtsy, with some interesting stories about the boat, and ready for a cup of tea!!
The Coast guard was notified and i figure a diver would have to come out to undo the anchor from the cables.
We left the next morning and she was still there….

This wonderful bay, Gerrans Bay, with at the head of it, Whiskey Slough where we have been staying for quite a few nights, and loving every minute of it.
Our very generous friends, Martha and Doug let us stay at their dock,it is adjacent to the government dock, which was just a God send, as Bert was working every day, and could not get there easily with the dinghy.
Shendra, Balandra’s owner and our dear friend, would pick him up every morning, and bring him home in the afternoon.
We are so grateful for all this, it made our summer very relaxing and fun too!
So, these next few photos have to be on the blog too, they help with showing where we were with Curtsy.

We were going to cross Georgia Strait today, but its blowing a hefty 25 knots SE out there, so we are going to wait till Thursday unless the weather is good tomorrow.
I think we will head towards Nanaimo, anchor there for a night then head through Dodd Narrows and go to Montague harbor.
We hope to meet our friends Elly and Wayne in Ganges on Saltspring island, but we would like to put Curtsy in her winter spot by October 1st.
We will see , we might take Curtsy Too , to Saltspring!
(Curtsy Too is our Westfalia)

The Garden bay pub is a landmark here in Pender harbour, we can sit outside on the large deck, and overlook Garden bay, and the surrounding mountains, a gorgeous view!!
There are some large Douglas firs growing around the pub and two huge Gunneras, a lovely little walkway goes from the pub to Hospital bay, and the old hospital now called the Sundowner inn.
I love this whole area, and its people, its a place worth visiting and/or living…..

I wrote about this lovely sailboat before, her history and where she is now, she has been sitting quietly on shore, waiting for the last few years ,waiting for a face lift so to speak, she is well protected from the weather and safe, but her owner Shendra, wants her to have a new home, and wanted to first get her repaired and painted.
Bert repaired her rudder, as i wrote before, and now, the last few weeks, Bert has been painting her, first repairing her keel, filling in the cracks and spaces, then she received three coats of bottom paint ,well protected!!! I did tell about this before, oh well, it is important!!!!

The next job was the hull.
Some of the fasteners needed fixing, the putty covering them had come out, so Bert put new putty overtop , sanded it smooth so they then were ready for painting.
As small as the boat is, 22′,it was still amazing how much work needed to be done.
Bert used Interlux paint for the hull, three coats, after every coat he would sand the surface smooth, the paint dried very fast so he had to be careful.
She now shines!!!!
Between the red of the bottom paint and the white of the hull, runs a nice turquoise strip, same color as the deck house.
He put a tarp in front of the bow today, and one behind the stern, so she is well protected.
Now she will rest till next spring, when we hope to launch her back into the water.

Another great book is ISLANDS IN THE SALISH SEA It is a community atlas, edited by Sheila Harrington and Judi Stevenson.
It is a gorgeous book, put together as an atlas, by 30 artists, each map is a work of art, showing each island with its history and interesting places to visit and explore.
The maps show trails to walk, historic places ,separate drawings show animal life and trees and fauna.
The Salish Sea is known as the Strait of Georgia, it runs the stretch of the Inside Passage , and is dotted with many islands.

Communities on 17 of the largest islands ,created these incredible maps, and tell stories of places and its people .
Robert Bateman wrote the preface, and the foreword is by Briony Penn.
I highly recommend this book, you will pick it up off the shelf, time and time again.