Off sailing
We’ve been doing great stuff here with Gesa’s sister and her two kids, seeing the sights and going to places we haven’t been yet either. Mount Washington was awsome. Right now we’re off to the boat for a few days – the relatives fly back to Montreal on Sunday and then we relax on board […]
Maxism
In the UK we have some sticky stuff used to hang up pictures etc, we call it ‘blu-tak’, it’s usually blue. We got some here, different name but we still call it Blu-tak. Except Max, who has mis-heard. ‘Daddy, where’s the Blue Tang, I want to stick up a picture?!’ I guess only a kid […]
Moving in – frugal style
Moving into a new house is always interesting. When that house is unfurnished and most of your few belongings are back in the UK then it gets even more intriguing. We know we have one dining table, an armchair, a double mattress and a rocking chair back in storage. Other than that, it’s all small […]
Family photo
From the boardwalk in Comox, in our first few days ashore.
Back in Nanaimo
Here we are, back and getting ready to move in. In fact, Gesa and I have the magic school bus all loaded up with stuff and are off to collect the keys to the house and unload the first lot into the garage. One more night on the boat then we all go up to […]
Up North
Apologies to our regular readers, but we’ve been a bit quiet on the blog. As usual this reflects the opposite in daily life – things are getting busy as we begin to reattach ourselves to the land. We did, though, have a great trip across to Vancouver where we met up with friends and had […]
Engine fixed – let’s go!
So we got the engine problem repaired, relatively simple once we found the right mechanic – experience and the correct tools make all the difference. Today we cast off the lines once more and head for Vancouver itself, a chance to visit the city, meet friends and, hopefully, meet up with Gesa’s sister who will […]
Swallowing the anchor….
Swallowing the anchor is the cruisers’ term for packing ones bags and moving ashore. The term is apt, the process can, at times, be about as pleasant as swallowing a large lump of pointy steel. In our usual way we aren’t hanging about too much, choices are thought about, options explored then we go for […]
Maxism
We’ve all been learning the national anthem, Gesa found a great book in the library and the kids are enjoying it. Max sings: ‘O Canada, Our home and native land. True pastry of love…’ That’ll be ‘true patriot love, in all our hearts command’, Max.
O Canada, Our home and native land
Here we are in Canada for our first ‘Canada Day’ celebration as residents. Many of you will have been to one of our annual Canada Day parties in Cambridge, where we all dressed in red and white and invited any canadians we knew to come over for a BBQ. Now it is our chance to […]