Tuesday,
June 17, 2025
Ahh we both slept in a bit today. SO nice. But
the wind was predicted to be bad today and we wanted to get to Campbell River
to get the heater fixed. Not that we really need it right now, but when we get
farther north we will want it working for those chilly mornings. Pulled anchor
in beautiful Garden Bay and slowly made our way out to the channel to begin our
journey north. The water was a little choppy at 8AM when we departed and grew
as the day went on. We had pretty large swells on the stern all morning long
resulting in wallowing seas, where the boat just sort of rocks back and forth
as the surf hits from behind. It could have been worse if we were cutting that
water head on, we’d have had a really rough ride. We arrived in Campbell River
at 12:45pm, tied up to the dock, and it immediately started raining and the
wind began to howl. Today I tested NEGATIVE for Covid so I got my walking
papers!! Yay! John is still feeling a little peaked so he took a nap and I went
out exploring and did a little shopping. It was nice to get off the boat and
get a little exercise. I finally took a shower today after roughing it for a
couple days, as I had debilitating nausea from Covid and haven’t felt like doing
anything except sleeping. I was going to make Chicken Piccata tonight but
fatigue set in and I lost motivation, so ended up making a pizza for dinner, an
easy escape route. It’s now 8:15pm, John already went to bed, and I am heading
there soon. Good night all.
So many systems to fail, but the timing was good. Another few days and it would be a bigger problem with little nearby help.
ReplyDeleteWind never really arose here on Blakely, but today we are starting to see a change.
Glad to hear you feel better, hoping John likewise pulls out of it.