Hello, outside world!

Just a quick note to let people know we are in Tahsis, BC, almost halfway down the west coast already!

This is the first spot with Internet access we have found so we are spending the night and letting Mandy get some work stuff caught up. Things are going pretty well, and it's a good time to stop, since the weather has gone a bit south and should be getting back to good over the next couple of days. We'll spend that time working our way out through Nootka Sound, and it's typically more sheltered and a bit nicer up the inlets here, so it should work out well for getting back out on the ocean with sunshine and fresh breezes by the time we are ready.

I have a few blog entries saved up from the northern part of the trip, which I'll post from here with annotation indicating the timeframes involved. There are some new pictures up on Flickr as well.

Hope everything is going well down south there. I see that Paula Abdul has left "American Idol" and I suppose that must be quite devastating for all of you. It's funny reading the news after being away from it even for a little bit; the things they emphasize aren't really what we are interested in!

Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go look for an enchilada or something at this "licensed Mexican restaurant" they have at the marina here (yes, I know what licensed means up here... but I can't suppress an image of a short guy in a sombrero with a clipboard making sure the place is "officially" Mexican enough)!