On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we make a quick stop in Roche Harbor on our custom 435 catamaran SV basik before heading into Canada. Come back n...

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welcome back to SB basic well we're on

the move again it was really ugly we

stayed an extra day and Friday Harbor

because it was a blow and now that's

over it is perfect for us to head off to

our next destination which is really

tarpor so it's just spread Robert corner

it's just a couple hours away from here

ten and a half miles would be nice to

sail but I know it's coming it's coming

soon don't worry but it is gorgeous here

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everything seems to be running smoothly

so far the San Juan Island right here

we're actually gonna go all the way up

over the top of San Juan Island and hook

it around onto the west side of the

island

that's where roche harbor is this is

Shaw Island right here and orcas island

is off of the distance over here

we look this way

Lopez's way off the neccesary this area

sis oh it's just amazing I wish we had

much more time here but we're losing our

season fast we got to get get these

sails up and start heading south you

know you see these little storms like

the one we had yesterday they're gonna

start blowing in here with a little more

regularity here soon and I want to make

sure that we miss as many as we can so

unfortunately we don't get to spend a

lot of time in the San Juans here but

we're trying to see a couple of nice

places on our way through just love it

here

absolutely love it

okay we're almost halfway there I've

been just a textbook run for it gonna

watch out for these guys though there's

a ton of fairies

running between the islands and over to

Sydney BC that's that's British Columbia

make two of ravelin over there these

guys travel pretty quick to 16 17 knots

so they come up on you fast you can see

them coming though they have a nap

Washington State DoD has an app where

you could do a vessel watch on all the

fairies and look at the direction

they're traveling how fast they're

traveling and all the details about this

boat it's pretty cool

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okay we have about an hour on the

engines now and I want to check

that water pump I know it's a new water

pump

just want to make sure everything's

running smooth

the yanmar 3ym 30

just humming along just humming makes me

feel good everything looks great all

three of you jammed up here don't hit

him

so just because we're under away doesn't

mean there is no violin practice

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beautiful

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oK we've made our turn

this is pearl Island here and Henry

Allen here will just pass the island and

turn to port and we should be looking

right at roche harbor we're gonna cruise

through there and check out the

anchorage and hopefully there's a spot

for us we could drop the hook and hang

out here for a day or two they just

buzzing through the anchorage here

trying to find a spot looks pretty

crowded but I think I see a spot over

here it's gonna be pretty calm

conditions over the next couple days so

I'm not too worried

Emma you're ready to go to town yeah

let's go

I got big wake big lake thing on

everything

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it's just a little poppers the mom

forgot to turn off the anchor alarm that

was so cool to see that little pop come

on I know it wasn't me let's see if he

comes back up let's just hang out here a

second

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Roch Harbor is a cute town steeped in

history that was built around this

region's natural lime resource the first

lime kilns were built by the British

under the direction of Lieutenant

Richard Roche by the Royal Marines as a

way of keeping his troops occupied

during the pig war from 1858 to 1872

limestone was quarried and transported

to the kilns where it was burned down

into industrial line which was a major

necessity for the production of steel

plaster cement and paper John asked

McMillan of the Hotel de haro in 1886 to

accommodate visiting customers and

dignitaries they included President

Theodore Roosevelt President William

and John Lee okay the end of the first

day here in roche harbor full have been

here a couple hours we went to shore

kind of got the lay of the land just a

cute little anchorage I mean just

rubbing some great weather for the next

couple days so we'll be here for at

least one or two days before we head off

to the next destination little seal seal

pups all around us they're just kind of

hanging out they're very curious they

poke their heads up out of the water and

check you out here's one right here

right now hey buddy

I'll probably come check us out here in

a minute they just kind of hang out here

they're very young and they're very

curious so I don't know Emma's getting a

kick out of them I know that it's a busy

little Anchorage here a lot of seaplane

activity they've been coming and going

all morning besides that though

beautiful place

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actually it's pretty interesting

watching these guys land in a tight

anklet

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boy you sure smell that aircraft fuel

when they take off pretty unique to this

area though pretty damn cool I just

dropped linen Emma off at customs

they're filling out some paperwork to

make it easier for us to get back into

the United States after we hit Canada

I'm gonna go over to the dinghy dock and

meet him over there that's right we're

leaving the country here tomorrow

morning

it's a big step for us kind of exciting

it's not a big trip but it's a big step

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okay we're all secured go meet up with

the ladies okay here we are

so everything good yeah pretty simple we

just went in there and got our

application for our decals to come back

to the country stamped and they say as

long as we have that with us we can

check in anywhere but you gotta check in

as soon as you come in otherwise it's a

ten thousand dollar fine it's a little

steep okay now that we have all our

paperwork done and we're on shore when

might as well check out a little more

site what do you think yeah let's go

it's gonna be a lot of walking today

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we're walking out to the mausoleum in

roche harbor and you can see us anchored

out here right out there it's kind of a

nice walk through the forest with

spectacular views all the way he will

tell you're sitting down he will tear

your city down away Lord then we'll cop

my bow and his weapon is his words he

will say you in the town

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you know he will say you with the time

there will come a ruler whose brow slit

and thorn smeared of the boys I know my

lai lai lai spirit outside the McMillan

family mausoleum was built by John s

McMillan in 1930 and completed in 1936

as a memorial to his family and for his

beliefs he incorporates symbols for

masonry the Bible the Sigma Chi

fraternity and his love for family hey

we're getting close

you liked it I think well one advantage

to walking through the forest and not

taking the path is we gonna forage for

chanterelles look at this look at this

beauty

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look at that beautiful I'm so thirsty

thank goodness there was a reindeer beer

can nearby to quench my thirst look how

old that is look at this it has a pop

top so cool see you know Washington

it was really fun going through the

forest and seeing the mausoleum it was

really cool but it's starting to rain so

we got to go back to the boat

that walk was so much fun and after we

found those chanterelles immediately my

mind was on dinner

this was got to be Emma's first time

having chantrelle so I wanted to make

sure that it was a highlight and it was

also our last night at brooch Harbor so

it was perfect

Shan Charles are actually indigenous to

the Pacific Northwest but it's not very

easy to find so when you do find it jump

on it dinner was so good I am actually

still thinking about it and good morning

Roach Harbor well we have been on the

hook here two days and both nights were

just calm and wonderful

a little foggy this morning as soon as

this fog burns off

we'll pull anchor and head into Canada

about a 15 miles away

we'll be going into Sydney we'll wait a

couple hours this fog to clear up a

little bit feels like the sun's gonna

burn it off pretty fast just give us

enough time to have breakfast and do

some studies with Emma every day is a

school day for her and we'll take

advantage of a nice calm place views not

too bad either

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okay so we just raised the anchor and it

is time to head to our next destination

and was all set and it's gorgeous the

decks are clear we're on the move

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this place is really cool but I can't

wait to go to Canada Wow

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well it's a good day to get out of roche

harbor looks like just a steady stream

of boats going in there right now

weekend's coming up

conditions could not be better out here

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just nice and flat a little bit of a

freeze sun's coming out and we only have

about ten miles to go I think this is

awesome Emma's at the he'll cross to the

Canadian border you know what that means

got to put up my quarantine flag we were

able to see this guy coming for about a

mile coming up quick this is the Sydney

to Friday Harbor ferry hard to believe

that big giant box travels so fast so

we're trying to get rid of all our fresh

produce or most of it before we get into

Canada

so Linda's made guacamole what do you

think thumbs up

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okay we're less than a mile out we'll be

tying up to the custom stock for

clearance shortly okay we just landed it

the custom stock we've called for

someone to come down and clear our

vessel so as soon as that happens we'll

put up our Kenyan flag and go find a

nice Anchorage for the name

we're in Siem Harbor right now looks

pretty tight out here okay we're about

done there isn't a customs agent here

lenz checking in over the phone giving

them all our information and she should

have a clearance number soon

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but clear okay okay we're just leaving

costumes and

I don't know half a mile away as an

anchorage called Roberts Bay I think

we'll drop the hook there tonight well

this is our home for tonight checked in

earlier at CM Harbor and just hooked it

around the corner here to Robert's Bay

it's uh just a quiet little anchorage

only a couple boats just a handful so

three of us in here tonight but this

will do nicely we're anchored in a kind

of a sandy muddy bottom it's about 15

feet of depth so we're not going

anywhere we'll get a good night's rest

and head up over the top of the

peninsula tomorrow meanwhile it's dinner

time just kind of unwind relax and get

set for tomorrow

the fog has lifted so we pulled up anger

and we are heading out of Robert's Bay

we're gonna be going over sanic sanic

Peninsula sanic sanic Peninsula this

morning it was such a calm and peaceful

night we really liked it

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boy they're not shy

he just came out of here and went from

zero to 15 knots instantly

overdoing well we're already only

underway for less than 45 minutes and

we're already almost to the northern tip

of the peninsula we going down the

backside south on the peninsula Oh about

six seven miles

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that's what we're gonna camp out for a

week or two we got a lot of projects

coming up and it's a good place for us

to get it done there's a lot of marine

stores here a lot of supplies and we

could really get this boat to where it

needs to be before we head down the

coast and we want to do all that the

next week and a half exciting stuff okay

just beautiful up here just beautiful

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Suns coming out we're just passing salt

spring island around this point and

start heading south

you have to shed this jacket soon that's

getting nice fast

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Emma's over here

drawing

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snapping at the air because you think

there's a fear of fly that's swirling

around

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so we're just now pulling into coles bay

and we're going to actually grab a

mooring ball to go visit some of our

friends that we met years ago on to mine

and teals first trip down to Mexico it's

just really neat those boating community

how you establish these friendships and

they kind of become lifelong friends

so just a beautiful little secluded area

and obviously I'm on puppy watch right

now just really nice okay we grabbed our

our mooring ball here it's high tide

right now I've snup it up pretty tight

because look at this not much room here

I'm not really feeling real comfortable

about this mooring situation these

mooring balls are only 50 feet apart and

we take up most of that so we're gonna

leave one person on the boat at all

times

I'm gonna run Emma to shore so she could

play with her friends but for now we

just keep an eye on this guy

I don't feel real comfortable here

actually the winds supposed to clock

around out of this direction later today

so we'll be trailing off in this

direction I'll feel much better at that

point but we'll go say hi to our friends

hang out here for maybe one night we'll

see just don't feel real comfortable

with it but that's all we could do so

teal is taking Emma to shore to go hang

out with some kids I'm gonna be hanging

out here cuz we're a little close to

that boat and we just kind of figured

out just kind of keep a closer eye on

the boat before we feel confident to let

it go unattended

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