Break One

Between Trips one and two i had four days off. I snuck home for a quick visit with Oma VO who was in the hosptial and then headed back to the island with Elena, Allan and the kids.  Full Full house in my little suite but a ton of fun. 

Emily and Allan picking peas on the porch

We headed downtown to the boats on the second day and had lunch there and hung out.

That evening we met some friends of my mine and their kids at the park for supper.  Emily and Mabel having soup

Pretty Sister 

 Sarah and Walter

 Walking in the Park

The next day we hit the beach bright and early

Was a busy couple of days but so much fun to spend time with the whole family!!

Trip One

Just in from Trip One.  I have never been on Trip 1-3 before so this was not only my first trip cooking for greater than 5 days but also my first time up the inside passage.  Wow so so lovely.  Longer trips are also so great because of the relationships built with the kids, the forming of a community with 38 unknown people and just more intentional devotional/discussion time with the kids.  And really the places we go are so much cooler!! Here is a brief recap.. for the official log

http://www.bosunsmate.org/tracker/?action=log&trid=100

We left the inner harbour to cool and drizzle ( was it really the end of June as we sat on deck in our poofys and pants)

As we cleared active pass by about 2000 the sun came out and it seemed to be abit warmer in the Strait

Skippers

Sunset heading up the Strait of Georgia

We did a night run that first night altheway up to Savary Island.  I forgot my camera on the boat so no pics of that.  The next day was cold and dreary  but we had a fabulous sail up to the tip of Quadra Island.  Day 4 however was almost perfect.  We spotted whales as we turned to head up into Desolation Sound.  Four Orcas as we entered Whale Passage
Tristian in prime whale viewing spot

Michelle and Sam are kinda excited =)

Where will they pop up next ??

My fabulous assistant Cook

Megan the Bosun's Mate

After a gorgeous run up... Teakerne Falls!!!

The falls... for size compare to the person at the bottom right...  The falls were amazing to shower in.  So powerful  I thought my contacts would pop out of my head as I went through the falls to the amazing place under/behind them

A side waterfall

We were rafted that night to the Grace which always makes for a lovely evening with twice the amount of trainees and hanging out with friends.
The next day we hiked up beside the waterfall to the lake which feeds it and went swimming.

Steph and I

The Tanis and Arwen trying to fit David into his costume =)

Zach hung out with us for the trip

I don't have pics for the rest of the trip because Im bad like that... next trip better I promise.  But after Teakerne we spent the next 4 days slowing making our way back down the strait.  Swimming in the sunshine, playing on the beach and sailing in the sunset.   Ps  I also was the live Man Over board in the middle of the Strait of Georgia... got 4 minutes of peace and quiet before they picked me up =) 

For the next trip which starts Friday check out this link and clink on Pacific Swift Trip 2 for the skippers logs. 
http://www.bosunsmate.org/tracker/?action=group&tgid=22

Dereks Grad

 My older little brother graduated from high school at the end of June. Congratulations Derek for finishing 13 years of school.  Much prayer for what exciting adventure life holds in store for you.  

 Thanks U. Gerald for the zoom lense.. unfortunaly can not exactly make up for sitting at the back of a gym =)

 My sisters pintrest find.  super easy to assemble and make

Next day grad banquet derek and his friends washed a truck and then let me snap a few pics before they headed off

 Dont think Derek has ever let me take thismany pictures of him!!!