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Boat and Sailing/Crossing the Pacific 2014 {Postpone to Spring 2015}

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Posted on April 4, 2014 by Luksana Panyavanich

Dear Readers and friends, To Pack and untie the lines to leave this dock seemed so easy for us. Unfortunately nothing is simple. With all the paper work and the...

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Green Apple Cake

Green Apple cake (make 4 loaf) Recipe to follow 4 -5 Granny smith, separated 3 apples peeled cored and thinly slices (I use mandolin) , 2 apples blend with robocope until smooth this will make texture more rich apple flavor) 2 cups white sugar 5 tsp cinnamon powder 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 cup Canola oil (grapeseeds oil would be great too, a bit pricy) 4 …
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October 16, 2015 / Luksana Panyavanich / Baking recipe, Cooking along the recipe, Green apple cae

Phuket | A Paradise being ruined

December 17-21 December 2014 20 years ago this was a beautiful and attractive place for people from around the world to visit. Even 5 years ago with Phuket  development  life was more easy and comfortable. Road was busy in Chalong areas only in rush hours. Today most rubber trees have been destroyed to replace with high building for business. Small rural streets are now crammed …
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December 24, 2014 / Luksana Panyavanich / Andaman sea, Cape Panwa, Phuket, Thailand, travel

A Really nice relaxing stay @ Evason Hua Hin | Pranburi

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December 18, 2014 / Luksana Panyavanich / Evason Hua Hin, Hua Hin, Thailand, travel

Bamfield Je t’aime – Pad Thai Dinner

Pad Thai Dinner in Bamfield West …
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November 22, 2014 / Luksana Panyavanich / Bamfield, Cooking Pad Thai, Private Thai Cooking, Thai food in Bamfield

Private Thai Dinner – Bamfield

Evening sunset over the Pacific Ocean at John Evans’s house …
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November 14, 2014 / Luksana Panyavanich / Bamfield, Private Thai Cooking, Thai Dinner

Kale chopped salad

Kale chopped salad, This recipe is from Napa Valley Grille. I completely enjoy this recipe with nice taste and the ingredients that combine so well.  I have replace almond with toasted pecan. If you don’t know what to do with Kale may be this recipe you will enjoy. P.S. I made this salad in Grande Prairie so I did not cook from our boat galley …
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November 6, 2014 / Luksana Panyavanich / Cooking along the recipe

Unexpected visitor

Greetings from Our Cozy Cabin Since the day we left Prince Rupert we think that we will probably never meet all those people we know again. Garry is the one we never think we will have a chance to meet him again. But then again you never know.:-) A nice sunny Saturday late in the morning there was a man with a camera in hand making …
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September 24, 2014 / Luksana Panyavanich / Bamfield, Bamfield Marine Science Center, BMSC, Boat and Sailing, North Coast Sailing Association, Pacific Rim, Vancouver Island

Brady’s beach in Bamfield

Hello from Bamfield, Hope everyone is doing well. We are currently still anchored in middle of Bamfield Inlet. To keep our blog updated today we have some photos of the beach in West Bamfield.  A gravel road will get there by foot for after a 20 min walk or if you are lucky you may be able to get a ride in a local’s car. The …
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August 21, 2014 / Luksana Panyavanich / Bamfield, Boat and Sailing, Brady’s Beach, Vancouver Island

Anything that can go wrong will go wrong

Bamfield  So we have been waiting in and around Bamfield. Trying our hand at fishing, and perfecting how to eat a whole Tuna before it goes bad! I have had and am still having medical tests. Have not bothered to go for the results yet! Still waiting is better than knowing. I am pretty certain what the new tests will say, much the same …
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July 25, 2014 / Luksana Panyavanich / Adventure, Bamfield, Boat and Sailing, Murphy’s Law, Port Alberni, Ucluelet, West Bamfield

Plan B

We have been in Bamfield for a while. We set the day to head out offshore on the 1st of July which is on Canada day. Unfortunately we had to return back to Bamfield the next day in the morning. This was because I, Steve, who had dreamed of this adventure for 45 years, planned it for 10 and worked to get the boat ready …
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July 7, 2014 / Luksana Panyavanich / Bamfield West, Barkley Sound, Boat and Sailing, Cap Horn, Crossing the Pacific 2014 {Postpone to Spring 2015}, Ocean passage, off shore, Pacific Northwest Coast sailing, Vancouver Island

Looking for Fuel station & Retest Cape Horn self steering

We are here now in Bamfield, West Coast Vancouver Island We had a problem with the Cape Horn not working out side Cape Flattery. West wind was great to do sail. Stephen tried to figure it out for hour. It is hard with winds and waves together. We motor the boat and sail back to Port Renfrew. Which is just an indentation, no breakwater and no …
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June 23, 2014 / Luksana Panyavanich / Bamfield, Bamfield Harbour Authority, Boat and Sailing, Cape Flattery, Cape Horn self steering system, Crossing the Pacific 2014 {Postpone to Spring 2015}, Juan De Fuca Strait, Ocean passage, off shore, Open Ocean, Port Renfrew, S/V Beautiful Swimmer, Sailing, Sooke Harbour Authority, Sooke Resort and Marina, Strait of Juan De Fuca, West Bamfield

Beat up by tide for the first try

One hour early? Unsuccessful for the first trying to exit Strait of Juan De Fuca yesterday. We had set the leaving date on Saturday 14 of June. The strong gale in The channel so we canceled and listen to the forecast that is still strong wind on Sunday. Finally we decide to leave on Monday. Boat is ready and we are ready. Monday 16 June …
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June 17, 2014 / Luksana Panyavanich / Adventure, Boat and Sailing, Crossing the Pacific 2014 {Postpone to Spring 2015}, Ocean passage, off shore, Pacific cruising, S/V Beautiful Swimmer, Sailing, Sooke Harbour, Strait of Juan De Fuca, Vancouver Island

Weather caution!

We arrived in Sooke Harbour on Wednesday. We decided to leave Victoria in the morning to avoid the strong wind in the afternoon. A week of strong wind and gale caution along the Juan De Fuca Strait. Our current position is not far from Port Renfrew and the exit into the Pacific. Regarding to our passage story may not update until we reach our first destination …
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June 13, 2014 / Luksana Panyavanich / Boat and Sailing, Crossing the Pacific 2014 {Postpone to Spring 2015}, Juan De Fuca Strait, Ocean passage, off shore, S/V Beautiful Swimmer, Sooke Harbour, Vancouver Island

Victoria – Sidney – Victoria

We just back to Victoria today. Last week we left Victoria to Sidney and stayed there to completed installation a new navigation light on top of the mast. This second time round trip both Sidney and Victoria has delayed our date to leave Canada. We decided to bring the boat back to Sidney because we couldn’t complete this work in Victoria and in Sidney the location is close to marine …
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June 9, 2014 / Luksana Panyavanich / Boat and Sailing, Crossing the Pacific 2014 {Postpone to Spring 2015}, Navigation light, Ocean passage, off shore, Pacific Crossing 2014, Pacific cruising, Sidney, The Inner Harbour, Victoria

Victoria | Before heading to Juan De Fuca Strait

Greetings from Victoria, British Columbia! Our passage currently finds us in the capital city of BC. Our boat is docked right downtown in the Inner Harbour Government dock. We started the Passage from Prince Rupert since 12 April 2014 through BC Inside Passage, Vancouver Island, and we just arrived to Victoria yesterday …
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May 31, 2014 / Luksana Panyavanich / Boat and Sailing, Cowichan Bay, Crossing the Pacific 2014 {Postpone to Spring 2015}, Dufour 35, Inner Harbour Marina, Ocean passage, off shore, Pacific Crossing 2014, Pacific cruising, S/V Beautiful Swimmer, Sailing, Sidney, Vancouver Island, Victoria






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