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WEST COAST WANDERING
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THE BLOG
here we blather about what we have done, what we are doing, and maybe even what we will do
blog posts are published in ascending order - oldest at the bottom, newest at the top!
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![comox > deep bay > lasqueti](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e40de8_7a6e5c0ec17040b9907250bf8537f1c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e40de8_7a6e5c0ec17040b9907250bf8537f1c6~mv2.webp)
etoporow
May 19, 20225 min read
comox > deep bay > lasqueti
apologies for the gap in production, everyone! i hope nobody was concerned. this may happen, as not everywhere we come to has service....
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![crossing to comox](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e40de8_8794b2e2fc4a4f36bd4078c1f067ad3b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e40de8_8794b2e2fc4a4f36bd4078c1f067ad3b~mv2.webp)
etoporow
May 14, 20228 min read
crossing to comox
when originally daydreaming about this trip, we wanted to head south down the island side, stopping in at comox along the way (primarily...
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![hot tubs and high winds](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e40de8_c4bae401107c4c289a505f985f57013b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e40de8_c4bae401107c4c289a505f985f57013b~mv2.webp)
etoporow
May 13, 20223 min read
hot tubs and high winds
you would think sailors wish for wind - and it's true, but only to an extent! for all of you who wished us fair winds, it must have added...
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![and we're off!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e40de8_d17cccd20dde43b488bb56c47664a060~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e40de8_d17cccd20dde43b488bb56c47664a060~mv2.webp)
etoporow
May 11, 20224 min read
and we're off!
we did it - we did what we said we were going to do: we left! it was a perfect departure. aaron spent the morning installing the part we...
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etoporow
May 7, 20224 min read
loading
the time has come to start loading the boat! time to move the mounting piles stashed about the house and miraculously pack them onto...
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![sew she goes](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e40de8_838f18004be14ef8a17f23557fcd426d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_300,h_300,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e40de8_838f18004be14ef8a17f23557fcd426d~mv2.webp)
etoporow
May 2, 20223 min read
sew she goes
so many things about a boat are custom made. in fact, just about everything is custom made, because every boat - even of the same make -...
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etoporow
May 2, 20224 min read
installing our (purple!) roller furling headsail
some of you may not find this post overly exciting, but for us, this installation was a big milestone on our to-do list! during the...
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![two week countdown!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e40de8_38042d18649548168d65d82e3a451f6f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e40de8_38042d18649548168d65d82e3a451f6f~mv2.webp)
etoporow
Apr 27, 20223 min read
two week countdown!
oh boy, it's really happening! our ETD is May 10, which is coming up fast! however, in a mini tete-a-tete today we agreed that we're...
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![prep, prep, prep](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e40de8_92944e72d87940f9bb9eb6e67405f3c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e40de8_92944e72d87940f9bb9eb6e67405f3c7~mv2.webp)
etoporow
Apr 19, 20222 min read
prep, prep, prep
it's not like we didn't know it would be a lot of work, but turns out: it's a lot of work! and only six weeks (now: three!) in which to...
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etoporow
Apr 9, 20222 min read
Let's Start at the Start...
well hello dearest friends and family, welcome to the beginning of the beginning of a very great thing: the toporowski-hocking summer...
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