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| Gravlox Appetizer |
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| Carpaccio |
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| Sable Fish |
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| Filet of beef with four pepper sauce |
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Dinner at House Piccalo Ganges, Saltspring Island, BC
Aug. 23rd - Ganges
This morning we went to the farmers market at 9:00 & met up with Jan & her sister. It was sunny & around 66. It got up to about 75 today.
We walked around the market - bought a selection of cheeses & a couple of sauces made by a vendor who is writing a cook book. Then we went to the grocery store to buy a few things to get us through the rest of the boat trip. Came back & Rod washed windows & I vacuumed & cleaned up the cat room. Chardonnay has become the messiest eater ever...do you think it's an old age thing??? We think in cat years that he's in his 80's altho he's about 16 in people years.
Jan & her sister came by for bloody marys (Rod makes the best!!!) & we visited until they left about 1:30. Tonight they are going to Hastings House for dinner & we are going to House Piccalo. We go there every year - it's in a small house & we love their food. I spent some time up on the flybridge this afternoon, reading & napping. Rod walked the docks & visited with various boaters.
Our dinner was delicious, as usual. I had gravlax for an appetizer & sable fish for dinner. Rod had capaccio & a beef fillet with a 4 pepper sauce. We shared their homemade vanilla ice cream with chocolate truffle sauce...yum!!!
We walked around the market - bought a selection of cheeses & a couple of sauces made by a vendor who is writing a cook book. Then we went to the grocery store to buy a few things to get us through the rest of the boat trip. Came back & Rod washed windows & I vacuumed & cleaned up the cat room. Chardonnay has become the messiest eater ever...do you think it's an old age thing??? We think in cat years that he's in his 80's altho he's about 16 in people years.
Jan & her sister came by for bloody marys (Rod makes the best!!!) & we visited until they left about 1:30. Tonight they are going to Hastings House for dinner & we are going to House Piccalo. We go there every year - it's in a small house & we love their food. I spent some time up on the flybridge this afternoon, reading & napping. Rod walked the docks & visited with various boaters.
Our dinner was delicious, as usual. I had gravlax for an appetizer & sable fish for dinner. Rod had capaccio & a beef fillet with a 4 pepper sauce. We shared their homemade vanilla ice cream with chocolate truffle sauce...yum!!!
Ganges Marina Sights
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| Thea Foss |
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| View down the channel out of the harbor |
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| Government Docks and downtown Ganges |
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| Saturday Market |
Friday, August 22, 2014
Aug. 22nd - Ganges
It was partially cloudy this morning but looks like it will burn off soon as you can see the sun trying to break through. It was 66 at 9:00.
We love Ganges (well, maybe me more than the Captain). They have a great marine store with all kinds of things like household & clothing (Mouats), great little stores, a nice grocery store, liquor store, fish market with local fish brought in by the fishermen, galleries & restaurants. Also a good place to do some walking as our marina is a little ways from the village. The other thing we love is the Saturday Farmers Market. They always have great vegetables, cheeses, spices, breads, jewelry & art. I am sure the marina will fill up today with people wanting to go to the market.
We walked into Ganges this morning to go to Mouats, had lunch & then stopped at a spa that had been recommended for a pedicure - made an appt. for 2pm. When I went back for my appointment, another woman came in towards the end of my time & asked if I was Lynn Ries. Turned out that we had worked together at Peoples Bank - her name is Priscella Crutcher. She recognized my voice first & then me. Talk about small world!!! She's a boater too & belongs to the Seattle Yacht Club also. Turns out she was at the Pender Harbor outstation when we were just there & came down to Ganges the day before we did. I would never have recognized her so I'm glad she said something. Their boat is not far from where we are docked. I stayed for awhile catching up with her & will definitely look out for her next year.
It got up to 74 today. We went to our friend Jan's for dinner tonight. She is here with her sister from Arizona. They are staying in a great apartment that overlooks all of the marinas here. Our dinner was a variety of cheeses from the places they visited today on their drive around the island looking at artist studios. We also had smoked salmon, veggies & fruits that they found at stands along the way. We walked back to the boat around 9:30 with the help of our flashlight.
Tomorrow we'll meet them at the farmers market around 9:00 & after we're done, they'll come over to the boat for Rod's "famous bloody marys."
We love Ganges (well, maybe me more than the Captain). They have a great marine store with all kinds of things like household & clothing (Mouats), great little stores, a nice grocery store, liquor store, fish market with local fish brought in by the fishermen, galleries & restaurants. Also a good place to do some walking as our marina is a little ways from the village. The other thing we love is the Saturday Farmers Market. They always have great vegetables, cheeses, spices, breads, jewelry & art. I am sure the marina will fill up today with people wanting to go to the market.
We walked into Ganges this morning to go to Mouats, had lunch & then stopped at a spa that had been recommended for a pedicure - made an appt. for 2pm. When I went back for my appointment, another woman came in towards the end of my time & asked if I was Lynn Ries. Turned out that we had worked together at Peoples Bank - her name is Priscella Crutcher. She recognized my voice first & then me. Talk about small world!!! She's a boater too & belongs to the Seattle Yacht Club also. Turns out she was at the Pender Harbor outstation when we were just there & came down to Ganges the day before we did. I would never have recognized her so I'm glad she said something. Their boat is not far from where we are docked. I stayed for awhile catching up with her & will definitely look out for her next year.
It got up to 74 today. We went to our friend Jan's for dinner tonight. She is here with her sister from Arizona. They are staying in a great apartment that overlooks all of the marinas here. Our dinner was a variety of cheeses from the places they visited today on their drive around the island looking at artist studios. We also had smoked salmon, veggies & fruits that they found at stands along the way. We walked back to the boat around 9:30 with the help of our flashlight.
Tomorrow we'll meet them at the farmers market around 9:00 & after we're done, they'll come over to the boat for Rod's "famous bloody marys."
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Aug. 21st - Ganges Marina
We left at 8:30 this morning with blue skies & 61'. Once we got to the Straits of Georgia, we hobby-horsed the whole way across (3 hrs.). Winds got up to 15 knots which normally would be fine. Neither Chardonnay nor I enjoyed the ride although I didn't need my wrist bands for this trip. Mr. Cat had trouble getting comfortable although he was making several trips up & down the stairs to his food & litter box. Turned out he threw up down there which Rod noticed. But...I had no interest in cleaning it up until the hobby-horsing stopped! Eventually he made it down to our stateroom & spent the rest of that stretch in his condo/kennel. When he resurfaced & tried heading to his food, I had Rod block him & I went down to clean it up so he didn't step in it & get it all over the floor & himself. The things we do for our animals!
As soon as we got through the straits & a set of rapids, we thought the wind would die down, but instead it picked up to 20 knots & water was crashing over the whole bow of the boat. The only good thing (has to be a good thing, right?) was that we weren't hobby-horsing anymore. It was about a 2 hour trip to Ganges from that point. We arrived at 4:20 pm.
Once we settled in, Rod washed the boat off so the salt didn't dry on it. Tomorrow he'll do the windows. I connected with our friend Jan Harper (who was in the Broughtons with us). She's here with her sister (they drove here) - we're going over to the apartment they're renting for dinner tomorrow, They've been here since Tuesday & are exploring all of the artist studios & food places on the island. They've been buying an assortment of cheeses, fish, etc so it will be a fun tasting!
Tonight a moma swan & 4 babies came around & we fed them some bread & Rod took pictures. There's been a family like that here almost every year since we've benn coming. Dinner was leftovers. Since we had a long ride getting here, neither of us felt like going out to eat.
As soon as we got through the straits & a set of rapids, we thought the wind would die down, but instead it picked up to 20 knots & water was crashing over the whole bow of the boat. The only good thing (has to be a good thing, right?) was that we weren't hobby-horsing anymore. It was about a 2 hour trip to Ganges from that point. We arrived at 4:20 pm.
Once we settled in, Rod washed the boat off so the salt didn't dry on it. Tomorrow he'll do the windows. I connected with our friend Jan Harper (who was in the Broughtons with us). She's here with her sister (they drove here) - we're going over to the apartment they're renting for dinner tomorrow, They've been here since Tuesday & are exploring all of the artist studios & food places on the island. They've been buying an assortment of cheeses, fish, etc so it will be a fun tasting!
Tonight a moma swan & 4 babies came around & we fed them some bread & Rod took pictures. There's been a family like that here almost every year since we've benn coming. Dinner was leftovers. Since we had a long ride getting here, neither of us felt like going out to eat.
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