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In Alert Bay we took a vacation from our vacation.
My parents came up on 7/20 and we spent a couple days with them. Highlights included going to the utterly fantastic U'mista Cultural Center, absolutely the finest museum of native Canadian (or American) artifacts I have ever seen. In brief, these items were seized by the Canadian government when the native potlatch ceremonies were banned. They were later returned and are now on display. The link above provides far more detail. What a wonderful and moving experience.
We also took them out for an afternoon of sailing, dinner at an anchorage, and a sail back to the dock. For the first time ever, we had enough wind for my dad to enjoy being on the boat. He made an admirable jib hand and helped us sail the whole way. My mom made it her job to hand the winch handle across between Jiayu and my dad, and once we were working as a team, the cockpit no longer felt small or crowded.
After my parents left, we stayed one more day several times. The wharfinger, Eric, is very welcoming and a fun guy to talk to. He helped clue us in to the goings on in town and gave us good advice on crabbing and fishing. Alert Bay is also the first marina we have stopped at that is truly affordable on our budget. It was a real luxury to have the boat affixed to dry land and spend our days lounging, walking, meeting some of the local people, and taking long, free showers, the first free showers we've had since leaving Seattle..jpg)
Considering how close Alert Bay is to the Broughtons, it is very, very tempting to base the boat there for a while, sailing through the Labrynthin archipelago and then returning to a familiar town to restock and reconnect with people.
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We eventually decided to resume our journey, pushing off on 6/28 for Farewell Harbor.
（翻譯）在阿樂灣，我們從假期中再休假。
我的父母在20日抵達，我們相聚了三天，參訪了讓我們嘆為觀止的Umista文化中心。這絕對是我所參觀過最好的北美洲原住民博物館。長話短說，博物館中的收藏物都是在原住民慶典儀式被加拿大政府禁止時期被沒收的物品。加拿大政府在之後物歸原主，而現在得以展示。網站連結提供更多的資訊。對我們，這是一個動人與美好的經驗。
我們也帶著我父母在下午短暫出航，在停泊處共享晚餐，再航行返回碼頭。首次，我們有足夠的風讓爸爸享受在船上的時光。他是絕佳的前帆助手，全程協助我們航行。媽媽則是負責在Jiayu和爸爸之間傳遞扭緊絞盤的工具。一旦我們團隊合作，舵艙就不再感到狹小與擁擠。
在我父母離開後，我們決定再留一天、再一天、再一天…。碼頭經裡艾力是個有趣的傢伙，讓我們倍感歡迎。他讓我們瞭解島上的狀況，給予捕捉螃蟹與釣魚的絕佳建議。阿樂灣也是我們停留的碼頭中最符合我們預算的。能夠停靠陸地，花費數天時間閒晃、散步、認識當地居民、享受長時間的免費淋浴設施（自從離開西雅圖後首次可以免費洗澡）真是讓我們感到奢侈。
由於阿樂灣距離布勞頓群島不遠，我們幾乎差點想要將此當作基地，在布勞頓群島迷宮中穿梭一陣子之後，再回到這個熟悉的島上添購食物，與好不容易認識的人重新連結。
最終，我們決定繼續我們的旅程，前往惜別灣。
My parents came up on 7/20 and we spent a couple days with them. Highlights included going to the utterly fantastic U'mista Cultural Center, absolutely the finest museum of native Canadian (or American) artifacts I have ever seen. In brief, these items were seized by the Canadian government when the native potlatch ceremonies were banned. They were later returned and are now on display. The link above provides far more detail. What a wonderful and moving experience.
We also took them out for an afternoon of sailing, dinner at an anchorage, and a sail back to the dock. For the first time ever, we had enough wind for my dad to enjoy being on the boat. He made an admirable jib hand and helped us sail the whole way. My mom made it her job to hand the winch handle across between Jiayu and my dad, and once we were working as a team, the cockpit no longer felt small or crowded.
After my parents left, we stayed one more day several times. The wharfinger, Eric, is very welcoming and a fun guy to talk to. He helped clue us in to the goings on in town and gave us good advice on crabbing and fishing. Alert Bay is also the first marina we have stopped at that is truly affordable on our budget. It was a real luxury to have the boat affixed to dry land and spend our days lounging, walking, meeting some of the local people, and taking long, free showers, the first free showers we've had since leaving Seattle.
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Considering how close Alert Bay is to the Broughtons, it is very, very tempting to base the boat there for a while, sailing through the Labrynthin archipelago and then returning to a familiar town to restock and reconnect with people.
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We eventually decided to resume our journey, pushing off on 6/28 for Farewell Harbor.
（翻譯）在阿樂灣，我們從假期中再休假。
我的父母在20日抵達，我們相聚了三天，參訪了讓我們嘆為觀止的Umista文化中心。這絕對是我所參觀過最好的北美洲原住民博物館。長話短說，博物館中的收藏物都是在原住民慶典儀式被加拿大政府禁止時期被沒收的物品。加拿大政府在之後物歸原主，而現在得以展示。網站連結提供更多的資訊。對我們，這是一個動人與美好的經驗。
我們也帶著我父母在下午短暫出航，在停泊處共享晚餐，再航行返回碼頭。首次，我們有足夠的風讓爸爸享受在船上的時光。他是絕佳的前帆助手，全程協助我們航行。媽媽則是負責在Jiayu和爸爸之間傳遞扭緊絞盤的工具。一旦我們團隊合作，舵艙就不再感到狹小與擁擠。
在我父母離開後，我們決定再留一天、再一天、再一天…。碼頭經裡艾力是個有趣的傢伙，讓我們倍感歡迎。他讓我們瞭解島上的狀況，給予捕捉螃蟹與釣魚的絕佳建議。阿樂灣也是我們停留的碼頭中最符合我們預算的。能夠停靠陸地，花費數天時間閒晃、散步、認識當地居民、享受長時間的免費淋浴設施（自從離開西雅圖後首次可以免費洗澡）真是讓我們感到奢侈。
由於阿樂灣距離布勞頓群島不遠，我們幾乎差點想要將此當作基地，在布勞頓群島迷宮中穿梭一陣子之後，再回到這個熟悉的島上添購食物，與好不容易認識的人重新連結。
最終，我們決定繼續我們的旅程，前往惜別灣。
