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Bring on the Tourists

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Its been weeks since we’ve seen any kind of cumulus clouds in Howe Sound.

With a bit of a weather change the last couple of days, we’re seeing some lovely picture perfect cloud formations, like this one over Vancouver, framed in the foreground by Passage Island.

Weather here can be extremely localized.  When I left our house in North Vancouver, about 10 km away from where the boat is moored, it was drizzling slightly.  At Horseshoe Bay, it was all sun.

With a nice southerly at about 12 knots, Madsu was doing 5 knots SMG beating to windward, against the flood tide current, as we headed out to the Straight.

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Blue Sky For Days

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Another picture perfect weather day in Howe Sound, and great sailing too.

In the distance you can see the race fleet from the annual  Round Bowen Island race.

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World’s Best Air Conditioning

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It’s a bit warm here in the lower mainland of BC.  Radio talk shows today had tips on how to cool off for those without air conditioning.

We took our over-heated, over-worked bodies out into Howe Sound, with dinner aboard Madsu courtesy a couple of take-out joints in Horseshoe Bay.

A great way to cool off and the best view on the planet.

I just had the Pentax Optio aboard and regretted leaving the Nikon at home – but managed to capture the mood.  Fantastic evening.

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Hitch Hiker

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One of our neighbours on the dock was heading out on his brand new stand-up paddle surf board, so we gave him a lift out of Horseshoe Bay.