What's a Litha?
Litha is our new boat, a 1996 Hallberg-Rassy 46. Litha is also the old pagan summer solstice festival that follows Beltane, the old May day festival. Since our other boat was named Beltane, we thought it fitting to call the next one Litha. So, read our blog to keep up with us and be with Litha.





Where are we and where are we going?


Litha is in the marina in Sidney, BC for the month of April. We will be going to Bellingham, WA, for some electrical work, then to Nanaimo, BC, on Vancouver Island to anchor for the month of May. We spent a lot of time in Nanaimo on Beltane and love it there. Why? We can hike in the forest on Newcastle Island and watch eagles and ferries, eat fresh seafood, enjoy the nice small town and waterfront, have access to most everything we'll need, the protected anchorage is close to town, and there is no charge to anchor. After Nanaimo, it's anybody's guess how far north we'll go, but it's safe to say no farther than Glacier Bay, Alaska, where Steve went single-handedly in 2004 on Beltane.