The crew of the Carlyn sent their first blog post back to Camp. Here it is!
Paul,
All is well here in Powell River, BC! We left Camp on the morning of the 27th, and went to Deer Harbor for a fuel and water up before heading to Friday Harbor to clear customs. On our way, we ran into some friends of mine, the sailing ship Lady Washington, a replica 18th Century sailing vessel that I first learned how to sail aboard. We sailed together for a bit, and seeing an old square rigged ship like that was a real treat for the whole Carlyn crew. We spent the night on Bedwell Harbor across the border. The next day, we headed to Portland Island after a great morning sail. We anchored and went for a hike. While we were there, we discovered a small robin chick who couldn’t fly, drowning in the water. We rescued him in our small boat, and dried him off. He stayed with us for the afternoon, and we named him Eric. When we left him on the island, he was happily hopping around. We hope he is still ok!
That evening we headed to Ganges Harbor, and saw Martha, Camp’s old sailboat, on the way! We spend the night anchored in Ganges. Up the next day to Wallace Island, where we hiked to the old cabin. As is Carlyn tradition, we left a piece of driftwood with our names on it at the cabin, alongside many others from previous years. Kate, our deck hand, found hers from her camper year on Carlyn on 2009! We left Wallace and stayed the night nearby on Thetis Island. We got up early the next day to make the tide at Gabriola Passage, and sailed across the Straits of Georgia to Jedediah Island. It was pretty crowded, so we stayed at Lasqueti Island instead. We spent the next day walking around Lasqueti and the girls stayed at my friends cabin. They are gone for the month, but let us use the cabin. Boys stayed aboard the vessel, and both groups had a fun night.
We left Lasqueti yesterday, and sailed up the west side of Texada Island, and came across to Powell River. We worked hard cleaning Carlyn and taking on food and water. We went out to a crew dinner, and got all of our laundry and showers done. We are leaving in an hour for Blind Bay, and tomorrow we head for Princess Louisa Inlet, a trip favorite. We will check in on the 7th from Lund, BC.
We miss camp and hope all is well! Say hi to our friends and we will see you soon.
Sincerely,
-Captain Ryan & the Crew of the Carlyn