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Spirit of
Freedom's Gunkhole Adventure 2009
June 12 - October 11, 2009 1,615.4 nautical miles
Part One: The Departure and Plan: Circumnavigation of Vancouver Island via the Broughtons
We "officially" departed
on our adventure from Port Ludlow, WA on June 12. Unofficially we had departed
from our homeport of
Port of Grapeview a month prior, sailing to Pt. Ludlow
where BJ helped with s
ome needed repairs, and then back to Port Orchard to have
a rendezvous with
CASCADIA, which was hosted by us. Unfortunately, I became ill
with the flu and was unable to attend. However, Spirit evidently hosted the
gathering without her crew! It
looks like everybody must have had a good time!
After I recovered, Dad (Glenn) and I did some final prep on Spirit, including Dad installing a lovely knife rack and medicine cabinet he built, and we set off for Port Ludlow, sailing most of the way.
We finally managed our
official departure on June 12, from Port Ludlow with Clifford, myself (Pamela),
Glenn, An
gel,
Scupper and DC aboard.
It was going to be a full
load! Dad and I were going to be on all the time; Cliff would be on for most of
the time, flying back to work twice, then rejoining Spirit in Port Hardy along
with BJ to head down the West Side of Vancouver Island. Tricia, was planning on
joining for at least part, if not all of the trip on the west side. So... five adults, two
dogs and one cat... off on another adventure! Cruising up through the San Juan
Islands, into the Gulf Islands, crossing the Strait of Georgia, visiting
Desolation Sound, doing some exploring on the east side of Johnston Strait and
then into the Broughtons for a month. Then crossing the Queen Charlotte Strait
back to Vancouver Island to meet with BJ and Clifford at Port Hardy, and then up
around Cape Scott and down the outside (west side) of Vancouver Island, having
Tricia join us at some point still-to-be-determined, visiting
the various sounds along the way and ultimately dropping crew in either Victoria
BC or Port Angeles, WA. Then Clifford, Dad and I would head back for another
month of cruising, possibly back up to Desolation Sound. What a summer ahead!
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