This past week had a little bit of everything—wildlife, ghost towns, rough weather, and more boat life surprises than we bargained for.

We started out at Eucott Hot Springs. On the way in, we spotted something that made us both stop and stare: a poor sailboat keeled right over at low tide, lying on her side. Not exactly the greeting you expect when entering an anchorage.

Once we were settled, the sun finally came out—probably our one truly sunny day so far. But being at a hot spring on a sunny day made it almost too hot to sit in, so instead we all jumped off Tangaroa for a family swim. As we dried off on deck, a mama black bear with three cubs wandered the shoreline, giving us a show we won’t soon forget.

After a night at Eucott, we headed to Ocean Falls. Some people call it haunted, others just abandoned, and these days it’s also home to a crypto mining operation. Walking through the empty streets and crumbling buildings felt like stepping into the set of The Last of Us. We spent two full days exploring, and even then didn’t see it all. One fun bit of trivia: in the 50s and 60s, this little town produced seven Olympic swimmers—and one even brought home a medal.

After three nights of laundry and wandering, we left with full batteries, full water tanks, and the weather starting to turn. Rather than spend the night adjusting fenders at the dock, we wanted an anchorage—so we tucked into a little cove on Cunningham Island. It looked good on the chart, but the valley turned into a wind funnel. That first night we got hammered with 40–50 knots, dragged twice, and finally felt secure with 350 feet of chain on the bottom. Not the most restful night, but Tangaroa held in the end.

Now we’re pointing north again, maybe toward Swanson Bay. We’ll see where we end up.

Before I wrap this up, a quick reminder—our clothing line is live, with five full collections including Great Siberian Sushi Run logo gear.

If you’d like to wear a piece of this adventure, it’s a great way to support the channel and keep Tangaroa exploring. You can get your own GSSR gear at www.onboardtangaroa.com and for those of you that are online crew - a discount (depending on your tier) will be added automatically at check out!

Thanks, as always, for being here with us. 

We can't do this without you!

Blaine, Janis, Izzie and Maggie