Last weekend I headed out to Vancouver to meet up with Matt and do a little sailing on his boat. I flew out to Vancouver Friday night and we sailed all day Saturday and Sunday. On Monday I took a Saltspring Air float plane from downtown Vancouver to Pat Bay near Sidney to meet up with my mum and dad then flew hone to Calgary from Victoria. It was a fantastic, fun-filled weekend. Here are some pictures:
Brother Matt rowing out to the boat with our gear.
Matt and his Red Duck
On the North-West side of Howe Sound. Very calm now but the wind picked up for the rest of the day.
A quick tour of a small mining operation, long since abandoned.
Panning for gold
Not rich yet...
Tender stern
Captain Matt
Getting a good sail in!
Did you know firecrackers can blow up under water?
Morning in Halkett Bay on Gambier Island. Alaska Air overhead.
Ropes and logs.
Queen of Surrey and Captain Matt.
Good sailing on Sunday morning.
Gin and Tonics (to keep the scurvy at bay of course).
Massive log boom
Howe Sound Pulp Mill and a clearcut.
Lost the wind but the fun continues.
Out of beers. Motoring for home full speed Sunday late afternoon.
Britania Beach. The ancient Tyee Princess with the old mine workings in the background.
View of downtown Vancouver from Londsdale Quay.
Some geese and the Red Lily.
Matt and a Vancouver raindrop (actual size).
Lions Gate and the North Shore.
Cockpit of a 1958 De Haviland Beaver. Low tech but it does the job.
Deep Cove fly by on final approach to Pat Bay.
Garden Lizards.
Blackberry season.
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