Alaska Bound

April 26....Nanaimo BC
After a one day delay, we left the dock at 0705 Saturday, April 25 under cloudy skies but on flat waters.  It made for a very long day, but the skies cleared and the water remained flat so we spent 11 1/2 hours and got to the Nanaimo customs dock at 1830....only to find out that our phone service to CA had not been established......need a phone to call customs.  Gary borrowed a phone from a Vietnamese fisherman behind us to call in.  We cleared customs, put up our Candian courtesy burgee and headed to the Nanaimo Yacht Club for reciprocal moorage for the night.
The forecast was calling for winds SE 25-30 by morning and they were spot on.  At 0530 winds at Sisters Island (in the middle of the Strait of Georgia) were blowing steady at 25.  We decided to stay put at the dock for a couple of days until this subsides and the water flattens out.
Spent the morning straightening out the phone and internet mess.  We are now all connected and tied securely to weather out the blow.  Will attend to some housekeeping chores today, read  a bit and rest up after a long first day.

April 27, Sunday.....It continues to blow.  Got a bit of housekeeping taken care of.  Finished one book and started "Alaska".  A bit of a tome but bears a reread since we are heading that direction.  I need a history refresher to get in the right frame of mind.