“Pre-Rendezvous”, Sibell Bay, Ladysmith, Vancouver Island, B.C. 09.18.2013

Leaving Chemainus continuing on Stuart Channel to Lady Smith Harbor and into Sibell Bay to Bill’s where we anchored in the bay and went ashore to prep for the BBQ. 

 

All the guys got together to help Lynn get ashore from Contessa.  It was quickly decided that Ron & Lynn would spend the night in Bill’s guest room so that Lynn would not have to tackle the stairs twice.

 

Bill lives in a beautiful log home right on the water. 

 

 

There is a set of stairs leading up to the house from the bay.  The row in was not bad.  The shore comes up pretty quickly so it will be interesting when the tide is out!! 

 

  

Once we had gone ashore, our friends John & Estel from M/V Hayden Pass, from WWBA, arrived and anchored in the bay.  They are traveling with friends, Val & Gord and Ted & Anne. 

 

19 of us showed up for the BBQ including Bonnie & Laurie from M/V Raincoast Spirit

 

And Terry & Cecil formerly of M/V Eagle Rock

 

It was great fun to socialize and catch-up. 

 

 

 

 

Bruce did a great job as master chef on the BBQ

 

And we couldn’t have done it without Karen!  She organized everything and made sure everything got out on the tables.  She even baked a cake special for Bruce!

 

Here is a group picture

 

We all had such a good time!  Getting back to the boat proved to be quite a challenge!  The tide had gone out and the beach was very muddy.  Lucky for me I wore my rain boots so it was fairly easy to get the dinghy back to the water. 

The men laid planks across the beach to the dinghies so everyone didn’t get to muddy.  It was dark by the time we got back to the boat.