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Missing Boating Footage Recovered – Drew Harbour & Campbell River
It’s early October, and we’ve put the boat away for the winter, so we’re back in the RV. But I have a little bonus video for you from our boating adventures back in early September. My old laptop packed it in around then, and I hadn’t backed up the footage yet, so I pulled the…
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Last Anchorage Grace Harbour then 2026 Season Wraps Up in Lund
In this video, I give you a look around the anchorage of Grace Harbour in the Desolation Sound Marine Park, British Columbia. Then we head over to Lund to pull the boat out of the water and onto dry-land storage for the winter. Along the way, we get to see a bunch of sea lions…
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BougeRV Portable F01 & F02 Fans – Demo and Review
I’m back with a quick review of a couple of new BougeRV fans, the F01 and F02, which should be perfect for keeping us cool on the boat this summer. Our trawler doesn’t have air conditioning, though I do carry their portable BougeRV AC unit for desperate days running off solar.…
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Boating Season is Winding Down – Peaceful September in Desolation Sound
This is one of the last trips of the season. We left our quiet four-night stay in Von Donop Inlet on Cortes Island on September 18th and ran out around the top of the island, down Lewis Channel, and into the heart of Desolation Sound. Late September is our favourite time here.…
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Bluetti Charger 2 Test – 12V LifePO4 Battery as Charging Source
Today I ran a quick test to see if I could charge my Bluetti Elite 300 power station faster using a fully charged WattCycle 12-volt 300 amp-hour battery. Direct 12 volts into the DC input only gives a slow charge, so I disconnected the Charger 2 from the boat starter and…
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Anchored at the Very End of Peaceful Von Donop Inlet
When I last left you, we were coming out of Heriot Bay at Drew Harbour by Rebecca Spit and heading toward Desolation Sound. With a bit of wind in the forecast, we ducked into Von Donop Inlet on the north end of Cortes Island, one of our go-to spots. It’s a long, narrow,…
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Mid Sept Boating Update – Bad Tooth and Busted Laptop :(
It’s been almost two weeks since the last travel update. We left Pendrell Sound, headed for Campbell River. With a decent windstorm in the forecast, we wanted a dock. Anne’s rear molar started acting up again. The root sits close to her sinuses, and it was bothering her enough…
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Upgraded DC Switchable Circuit Breaker from Toscas to Higher Quality Blue Sea
Today I’m swapping out a switchable 70-amp breaker on the boat. When we first got her, the electrical protection was pretty thin, so I used leftover RV parts, including a Tokas brand unit that had been running the solar feed, plus the macerator and propane alarm, through a small…
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Visit to Pendrell Sound – Stern Ties , Warm Ocean Swimming, and Dramatic Skies!
We left our snug four-night anchorage in Malaspina Inlet by the Cochrane Islands on another sunny BC coast day. On a spectacular August 24th with light wind and long views of the mountains, we steamed into Desolation Sound and all the way up Pendrell Sound for the first time. It…
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Malaspina Inlet – Swimming, Orcas and Oysters
On August 20th, we left Lund after checking on our fifth wheel trailer and took the pickup truck for a much-needed drive to Powell River and back. After three months boating up to the Broughtons, we were back at our Lund home base. Coming down from the Blind Channel area, we had…
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Heading back South to Find Summer – Cordero Channel to Campbell River to Lund
It’s mid-August, and we’ve been tucked into a quiet little anchorage called Crawford next to Erasmus Island near Blind Channel for about five days. The weather’s been sunny and warm, a nice change from up in the Broughtons, and we’ve mostly had the place to ourselves. We’ve seen…
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Broughtons Back South to Blind Channel – Seeking Warmer Temps
We left Eden Pool after a week of mostly foggy mornings that cleared to sun by noon, with a few dinghy trips and underwater shots. On a perfect blue sky day with almost no wind, we headed out into Queen Charlotte Strait and Blackfish Sound. Sea lions packed the rocks like…
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Boat’s Solar Charging System – Charging 2 Lithium House Battery Banks
I’m back with an update on our boat’s off-grid solar charging setup for 2026. It’s always evolving, and this year I’m running two MPPT controllers: a 50-amp SRNE DC-DC Charger with MPPT that I’m using purely as a solar charger, and a BougeRV 60-amp solar controller. A pair of…
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Return to Eden Pool – Favorite Little Anchorage Deep in the Broughtons
When last I left you, we were resupplying in Port McNeill. After that, we headed out around Malcolm Island, did a bit of fishing, and I caught a pink salmon, then crossed Queen Charlotte Strait to one of our favourite protected anchorages, Eden Pool, right by Insect Island. We…
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Garmin GLO 2 GPS Receiver Demo and Special Android Setup How-to
I got this nifty little Garmin Bluetooth GPS device for Anne for Christmas this year. It comes with a built-in lithium battery that lasts about 13 hours and can be charged through a regular 12-volt socket or USB. I wanted it mainly because Anne’s rugged Tripltek tablet works…
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3 Year Review Update – Xantrex 240Ah LiFePO4 Batteries and Inverter/Charger
I’m back showing another piece of my boat’s off-grid power setup. After covering the solar panels and one lithium house bank, this time I’m looking at the second bank made up of two Xantrex 240-amp-hour lithium batteries plus the main 2000-watt Xantrex marine inverter charger…