it was fun watching the filming

August 4 Monday
My Birthday We are entertained all day by a helicopter with a camera mounted on the front filming a float plane taking off and landing. Apparently some kind of commercial for France.
August 5 Tuesday- Wednesday
back to only one boat beside us so very quite. We return to BYC on Wednesday and Syrus comes and removes the alternator and say it should be ready Monday.
August 7-10
We visit Sherri . We have George and Betty for dinner. Doug and Joanne stop in for a visit from Sidney.

my commision of a Vancouver sunset

August 3 Sunday
4 boats in all here tonight. Shelia and Jeff with their daughter's family arrive for the day. Shelia is surprised that I have her painting finished. I give it to her on the spot. (she commissioned me to do a Vancouver sunset scene)

August 1 Friday
We go and see Sherri in the hospital in the morning. She is in good spirit. We stop and top off our groceries and head up Indian Arm for a week or more. A little excitement just as we tie up to the dock, smoke is bellowing out of the engine room. We shut down the engine and wait until the smoke clears and Bill goes down to the engine room to discover that the alternator is broken the belt is burnt . We decide to stay and enjoy the great weather and deal with it when we get back to the club. We are the only boat here.
August 2 Saturday
Drizzled rain off and on all day. A pair of raccoons entertain us as they dig for clams and other seafood. They are there for over an hour and had quite a feast. We are still the only boat here. Shannon phones, they are going through the locks around Niagara Falls from Toronto and heading for Buffalo and Monday will be in Travis Michigan. (the boss's sister lives there)

raccons having a seafood feast at Clemmie

July 30 Wednesday nothing much has happened the last few days . We are back in BYC. We watched 2 fireworks display from the crows nest and we have visited Sherri at the hospital. She is doing fine and not completely bored yet, but she has 2 more months to go at least. The last ultra sound Tuesday went well. The babies are growing at the same rate and are sharing the correct amount of fluid. Sherri treated me to a spa day next door at Utopia. One sure feels like a queen after a visit there. I had a pedicure and had jewels put on my big too. Cool

July 25 Friday
We came back to BYC as the doctor phoned as he had the results from my C-scan.
My test turned out OK as the spots they saw were the lumps I had way back in 1971. I'm to get another MRI in the Spring to make sure that they are not growing. Nothing showed on the scat scan. Sherri gets another ultrasound July 29. We haven't decided if we will stay around for that one or not. She is still confined to the hospital with feet up and only bathroom privileges . So far she is enjoying no cooking ,cleaning,or dishes. It has been one week already. Gerry can stay overnight as they brought a bed in for him. He stays for the weekend as it is too far to go to work from the hospital.

Center Bay on Gambier Island South end of Island BYC Ekins on North end

July 19 Saturday BYC
Well something unexpected. Sherri is made to stay in the hospital after her ultra sound as her cervix is only 1cm. and it should be 3 cm. She is confined to bed with her feet elevated. There is talk she will be there for the duration . Her due date is Oct 15. At least she will be getting the best of care. Two of her school chums work in the same hospital so they keep her informed and say she has the best doctors.
We are leaving for Center Bay Sunday a short distance from the club and can be home in 3 hours at the most if any thing comes up. We will not have internet access but the phones work.

July 15 -16
We had a flat trip back to BYC Tuesday. Weather is wonderful. Bill's cousin in Gibsons gave us a delicious dinner Monday and we picked some more wine so we are set for a while. Wednesday I get a long overdo haircut. We are looking forward to the ultra sound tomorrow . Some of my painter are meeting us at the White Spot for lunch first. Should be a fun day.

July 12 Saturday
The water is good for crossing . It takes us only 2 and a half hours to Gibsons. Only 4 boats here when we arrive but it fills up by the end of the day. We have room for 8 boats. I go to the library. They do not have WIFI so will wait and go to the internet cafe so I can post the blog with pictures. I do check my e-mails on their computers.

July 11 Friday
We leave for Silva Bay and stay the night only one BYC boat here besides us (Serina). We leave next morning for the Mainland.

WE see a helicopter on the beach
Map of the Gulf Islands

Chermanus murials

July 9-10-Wednesday and Thursday
We move to Telegraph harbour and stay 2 nights. Marina very quite as not many boats they are way down every where. We walk 15 min. to the ferry to Chermanus the city of Murials. We walk the town have lunch and top of our groceries. Latter in the afternoon Hudson and Dina of the Brandy arrive. We have a good visit . They have the month of July off.

July8-Tuesday
We try for Genoa Bay but they were full with the Seatle Yatch club members so we go to Maple Bay. We have reciprocal there so it only cost $5.00 that included power and showers. We walk to the pub at the head of Maple Bay and have a good dinner. About a 20 minute walk one way.

July 8 Tuesday-Opps a change of plans again as my doctors office called and has a cat -scan on my kidneys on July 18 the same day Sherri goes for another ultra sound and the same place so we get to see the twins again. We will stay on the Gulf islands for 3 more days then watch for calm waters to cross the Gulf and go to Gibsons

Otter Bay marina

condos at Otter Bay

seals sunning on rocks on way to Port Browning