6 Oct 2002: Sidney BC.

We've been here over a week and now have atelephone and dial-up internet so we're truly "tied up". Cruisers from allover the world are wintering here, the more recent arrivals are puttogether on the docks furthest out so we have an interesting foreigner'sclub with much gabbing on the walkways. We travelled just 2000nm fromCordova this last season while "Sunstone", an English yacht sailed fromAustralia after competing in last year's Sydney to Hobart race, well over10,000nm in a year. The fair weather is still holding though commentatorsare surprised at such a late winter. Time for those outdoor jobs.