Pics of Diesel during our circumnavigation of Vancouver Island in 2003

Various vessels spotted on our circumnavigation of Vancouver Island.

Nature's bounty on our circumnavigation of Vancouver Island.

People with whom we shared our circumnavigation of Vancouver Island.

Galleries of the sights we saw during our circumnavigation of Vancouver Island.

In August 2003, we had gotten fed up with not being able to see out of our side and rear ports. The existing Lexan had become so cloudy over the course of the boat's 18 year life that it was almost impossible to see through. Light would come in, but that was about it. We […]

In summer 2002, we began the major project of recaulking all the seams of the teak deck. Actually, we started with a small test case in fall 2001, the seams around our key planks. These were badly cracked and needed immediate attention. In spring, we started again with a small piece, which was the deck […]

We had had Diesel for about 4 weeks when we decided it was high time to take him sailing. We had run the engine a few times in the intervening weeks and he had reacted well to the noise. In fact, he completely ignored the engine. We wanted to take Diesel sailing sooner rather than […]

Here are kittens from two separate litters from the Witman Manor Maine Coon Cattery. The red/cameo litter is 5 weeks old. The silver litter is about 3 weeks old. This is Diesel's litter. Here are the red kittens and cameo kittens. Here's a closer look at the silver kittens. Here's a litter of brown kittens. […]

Here are kittens from two separate litters from the Witman Manor Maine Coon Cattery. The red/cameo litter is two and a half weeks old. The silver litter is about 6 days old. Here are the red kittens and two kittens that are reserved by one of my colleagues. Here's a closer look at the silver […]