August was kind of a rainy month up near Campbell River. Dave found a YouTube video of a fireplace and decided it would warm the boat up while it poured outside.
All in all we spent nearly a month at Browns Bay. We did try a jaunt back to the Octopus Islands only to turn around after the port engine started to run hot. We went back to the marina. Dave checked the through hull and strainer to find everything in order. It must be the impeller. After reading the forums how miserable it is to replace the port impeller(s), Dave made arrangements with Ocean Pacific in Campbell River to perform the repairs. Little did they know, there are two impellers per engine and they only replaced one. So we ended up motoring all the way south on one engine - 200 miles after all said and done. Ultimately, we had Man come up from Seattle when we were in Port Angeles to fix it right.
One the way down to Campbell River, we ran into Joint Decision in their Nordhavn 57. We first met Gary and Liz in 2013 on our way up to Alaska. I think they are over 80,000 miles now - one of the most-travelled Nordhavns. We both anchored in Gowlland Harbour and had a very nice dinner on our boat.
Jim and Margaret Clippered and drove up to meet us in Campbell River to accompany us down to Victoria. We all met up with the Benton's and Jennifer in Victoria and had a very pleasant time listening to the concerts at Ship Point.
The Maurer's decide to stay on board across to Port Angeles where Jennifer left a car. The crossing was very pleasant despite running only on one engine. Once all tied up in Port Angeles, Dave and Melissa depart for the Lodge for our last cat-sitting of the season.