Today we had to begin the serious business of our return journey north, back to Nanaimo Harbour. The day started very well with Mike bringing tea at 7am and watching the sunrise over Tortoise Islets up on deck. This was followed by an excellent breakfast of banana pancakes with blueberries, yoghurt and maple syrup in the sunshine! After breakfast, we changed into running kit and motored to the small dinghy dock in Princess Bay. We left various bags and jum...

This morning was one of the most memorable of our trip. We rose early when Mike delivered tea in bed at 7.30am but as it was so sunny, we all went up on deck to sit and drink tea in our pyjamas in the sunshine. The wooden pontoon next to our boat overlooked the ocean and the wood was old and smooth - a perfect setting for our yoga session, led by Chris (to the amusement of other mariners having breakfast nearby!) After that we made the most of the hot showers ...