Cuisine

Farm and Sea to Galley

Boomers & Bivalves

July 14, 2020May 6, 2026 Adventures, Cuisine, Summer 2020, Washington

After passing Port Townsend in May, 1792, Captain George Vancouver proceeded to explore the first long inlet he espied, and anointed it “Hood’s Channel” in honor of Admiral Lord Samuel ... Read more

Passing Port to Port

July 7, 2020May 6, 2026 Adventures, Cuisine, Summer 2020, Washington

In 1792 Captain George Vancouver embarked on the greatest marine survey of all time; California to Alaska. In May he entered the waters of the Salish Sea and Puget Sound. ... Read more

To The Lighthouse

June 30, 2020May 6, 2026 Adventures, Cuisine, Summer 2020, Washington

An advantage of living aboard at sea is the occasional ability to quit the vessel and explore a remote shore on foot. Stuart Island in the northern San Juans lies ... Read more

Gorge

September 13, 2019May 6, 2026 Adventures, Autumn 2019, British Columbia, Cuisine

Gorge Harbour is for sale. One of our favorite marinas with new and obsessively swept and washed docks, easy access from Desolation Sound, a surprisingly well-provisioned grocery store, swimming pool ... Read more

Hooked

July 19, 2019May 6, 2026 Adventures, British Columbia, Cuisine, Summer 2019

During the past weeks we noted an increase in fishing boats prowling with purpose around rocky points and promontories like underdressed men trying to access an exclusive nightclub. Why? Salmon ... Read more

Wave Top Crops

July 2, 2019May 6, 2026 Adventures, British Columbia, Cuisine, Summer 2019

Jupiter is nearing the apogean northwestern tip of Vancouver Island. Regardless of solstitial days and fine weather, we have passed far beyond the verdant valleys of the Saanich Peninsula where ... Read more

Archipelagic Aspirations

June 2, 2019May 6, 2026 Adventures, Cuisine, Summer 2019, Washington

Vancouver Island predominates the geography of southern British Columbia. This landmass, 300 miles long and 50 miles wide, is thick with highlands and thin with rivers, inlets and sounds. Jupiter’s ... Read more

Eating Vancouver

September 21, 2018May 6, 2026 Adventures, Autumn 2018, British Columbia, Cuisine

Captain George Vancouver, epic explorer of Pacific America, although oft reviled was not eaten by his men. When Jupiter arrived in the explorer’s eponymous city, the ship’s crew resolved to ... Read more

Pie in the Sky

September 15, 2018May 6, 2026 Adventures, Autumn 2018, British Columbia, Cuisine

We have been living under low ceilings – so low that it seems counter-intuitive to stand up straight. Sandwiched between the deep grey sea and low slung cloud, our view ... Read more

Rounding Revillagigedo

September 6, 2018May 6, 2026 Adventures, Alaska, Cuisine, Summer 2018

Sunday, Ketchikan Fueled up, moored up and grubbed up at Safeway and A&P (Alaskan & Proud) supermarkets. Fresh produce arrives in refrigerated containers via barge from Seattle on Sundays, distributed ... Read more