This year's voyage north with Ohana will test new waters, skills that we have and some that we will discover. Stepping into these natural environs with considerable forces of water and weather invites a variety of tests. But this is just Nature's way of strengthening all creatures. Navigating the Northwest waters demands one's attention to a process of testing, discovery and adaptation. Plan and prepare but be aware and flexible. So again , Ohana will transport us into a world of swirling dark currents, gale winds, fog enshrouded reefs, as well as sun drenched secluded bays, gamboling dolphins and downwind reaches over sparkling water. Yes, this will be another voyage of great horizons.
Tomorrow, Austin and I will ride the ebb tide out of Puget Sound, cross the strait of Juan de Fuca and catch the flood pushing northward into the San Juan Islands. Weather permitting, we will drop our hook in the waters of Bedwell Harbour and await the morning for customs clearance and favorable tide to begin carrying us to the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island.
