American Tug Rendezvous

The AT gathering this year was much different than 2022. Last year, the weather was abysmal. Cold and overcast.

This year, we were at Telegraph Harbor Marina again...during a heat advisory. Much better! It did get a little warm but mostly it was glorious. We met more people, as last year we all huddled in our boats a lot. We dinghied, walked, rode our bikes, and took the little ferry into Chemainus.

There were about twenty boats, and ToG was tucked into quite a few bigger boats, mostly white. The roasted pig was delicious!

A note about the marina. As of about two months ago, Telegraph Harbor Marina is under new ownership. A younger couple with four children are now running the place, and doing a fine job as far as we can tell. The kids are home schooled and the oldest one (Marcus, maybe 11?) appears on the docks often with his CREW shirt and a clipboard. The owners, Jamie & Jen, seem so pleased to be off on this new adventure and are doing everything they can to make sure boaters have a pleasant experience.

Yesterday, we said our bon voyages and motored a short distance to Ladysmith, on Vancouver Island. More about Ladysmith later.