Latitude: 53.4060076
Longitude: -131.9185956
British Columbia, Canada
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Monday, 29 July 2019
Last reported position
Latitude: 53.4060076
Longitude: -131.9185956
British Columbia, Canada
Full route map: https://whereami-167313.appspot.com/
Surprise Lagoon
Make a hasty stop for a diaper change. Discovered a magic lagoon campsite. We'll be staying here tonight 😎
Sick and tired
It's hard work camping, taking care of a pre schooler, taking care of a mom taking care of a baby and catching ferries that you have to queue for at silly early times.
I think it all caught up with me. The intense vomit inducing ferry ride from Prince Rupert to Haida was the final straw.
I've always done badly when combining sea going vessels with waves. I was actually quite proud of myself for not being as badly affected as some. Finally though, I succumbed. Maybe due to carrying bags of vomit from Orion and Adina to the trash. Maybe because of the splatter. Maybe, probably, just the waves.
We headed to a rec site, Kagan Bay just outside Queen Charlotte, where a cold virus started wreaking havoc on my weakened body.
If you have kids, and you've ever been ill, you'll know that you don't get to go lie down and get better. No. Children are misery amplifiers. Well. Maybe someone out there has a 4 year old with empathy. I don't.
Many plus sides as I recover from my cold. The weather hasn't been completely horrible, Kagan Bay is beautiful. We've run into some really nice people. Orion got to play with someone his age all day, which made him very very happy.
My clothes don't fit any more. My clothes are too big. They must be stretching.
It's been a week since I last showered.
Thursday, 25 July 2019
Rough seas
We were fooled into believing that every sailing voyage with BC Ferries is a pleasant float on the pond. Sailing to Haida Gwaii was rough; very rough seas. Only one of us survived un-sickened. He is a trooper indeed. 
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Prince Rupert - Take 1
A pleasant break at Prudhomme Lake outside Rupert. Fire, nice camp cooked meal, and Orion's and Rabbity's first theatre movie : the lion king! Why didn't anyone tell us the funky part of town is tucked away by the old harbour? More exploring when we get back. On to Haida Gwaii! 
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To Prince Rupert
When someone is scary rude to you on the ferry and you report them (a baby coughing while nursing is no reason to be swearing under your breath, sir! ) you get upgraded to a private cabin and you discover that if this is a bit like a cruise, perhaps cruising with kids is not such a bad idea. Shall we give it a try in October? 
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Bella Bella/Shearwater
A 4-day layover in Bella Bella to get to Prince Rupert — because clearly no one goes from Bella Coola to Prince Rupert (the BC ferries Chief Steward informed me that there are roads for that — only 8hrs! She couldn't imagine how this may take us weeks camping with kids). So, long story short, arrived in Bella Bella, essentially drove a hiking trail in search of a forestry road tent spot. Decided to haul a fraction of our stuff on the seabus to a "campsite" on Shearwater.
Thank you to Par and Johan Domeij for inspiring us to do this by sail boat next time (and how silly that we've come to the most amazing archipelago with an inappropriate vehicle!).
Thank you also to Angela and family for going out of their way to accommodate us for a night in Bella Bella. We've been seriously humbled by the generosity these Bella Bellians have showed to complete strangers 🙏
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