Taking the Time to Live: The Healing Voyage of Pato Feo

“Taking the Time to Live: The Healing Voyage of Pato Feo”, a personal adventure penned by Captain Ron In 2009 Ron Fugere published his own book about his solo circumnavigation of British Columbia’s Vancouver Island. The book, Taking the Time to Live: The Healing Voyage of Pato Feo describes his journey aboard his two-masted ketch over a span of five months, and his adventures along the way. Much more than just a voyage, his journey was one that happens when you break away from “life as…

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Hiking on Cypress Island to Eagle Cliff Lookout

After a whole season filled with false starts, either the result of visiting too early in the season, or having arrived too late in the day, Ron and I were finally able to make the hike to Eagle Cliff on Cypress Island (the trail to Eagle Cliff is closed between February 1st and July 15th to protect the fragile nesting environment found on that area of the island). Cypress Island is unusual in the San…

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