In that case are you sure they're not parchment?

Don't be so quick to laugh. The proper way to store them is rolled up, like a
single spooled scroll!

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
...
Soon as we get past the October issue deadlines, we're off and gone.

This year's itinerary is looking promising. We'll be visiting a remote
island
that used to house a leper colony (if it rains- don't ask), the historic
site
of a religious fanatic/conman's international communal headquarters, and
some
windswept little islets that we've
motored past on previous excursions north. State and provincial parks,
small
towns, empty coves, resort marinas- the whole gamut. Can hardly wait.

A religious fanatic etc......must be Decourcey Island and Pirates Cove
Marine Park.
I was there in July and didn't have a good time... the trails were mosquito
infested and then the wind came up and caused the cove to turn into a
nightmare of slipping anchors, boat collisions, crossed anchor rodes... just
a bad night for the whole cove. I know it isn't always like that but it
certainly didn't work out for us.

If you haven't tried them already take a look at Wallace Island (Conover
Cove) and Newcastle Island. I think Wallace, Newcastle and Portland Island
are my favorite stops in the Gulf Islands. Enjoy your cruise and I am
looking forward to your report!

Larry

A religious fanatic etc......must be Decourcey Island and Pirates Cove
Marine Park.

Indeed. Brother XII's old stomping grounds. There are rumors he buried a
fortune in gold bullion in the vicinity, but my odds of winning the lotto are
probably 100 times greater than retiring of any portion of XII's lost horde.

We'll have a lot of room in the cove the last 1/2 of September.

Wallace Island is on the list, along with a Provincial Marine Park on the NW
edge of Gabriola. We've got "Nanaimo" down for two days in case of weather, so
that makes Newcastle an easy do. We always list our itinerary in pencil, and
allow a few extra days when we can just hunker down if the weather goes
seriously snotty. Never actually *have* to be anywhere. Heck, one year we had
to leave the boat in Friday Harbor and ride the Vickie Clip back to town to get
back to work on time. (Turned out to be no big deal, Vickie Clipped back up the
following weekend and ran from Friday Harbor to Seattle in about 9 hours.)