Norm, Author at Family Adventuring

Family Snowman Road Trip to Quesnel, BC

Post author:Norm
Post published:November 28, 2016
Post category:2016 British Columbia Canada Normand

Family Snowman Road Trip While my wife was heading off to Hawaii to check on our older 3 university student kids. I took a 10 hour family snowman road trip…

Victoria Camping or Glamping – Fort Rodd Hill

Post author:Norm
Post published:September 16, 2016
Post category:2016 British Columbia Canada Normand

Camping at Fort Rodd Hill So we wanted to have an end of the Summer camping trip. We chose to do something a bit easier and different than anything else…

M.V. Aurora Explorer – Working BC Freighter Cruise – Day 6

Post author:Norm
Post published:November 2, 2014
Post category:2014 British Columbia Canada Freighter Cruise Normand

0800 Breakfast Johnstone Strait 1230 Menzies Bay There was a bit of a sombre feeling aboard the ship during an early breakfast in the morning. Everyone aboard was taking in…

Remote Hiking: Blind Channel Resort – Day 5

Post author:Norm
Post published:November 1, 2014
Post category:2014 British Columbia Canada Freighter Cruise Normand

Awake by 6am engines started 5am Breakfast 7 – 8 am Leisurly trip down the coast 1230 Knox Bay 1340 Blind Channel Resort – Walk to “Big Tree” 1800 Frederik…

Dwindling Echo Bay Community – Day 4

Post author:Norm
Post published:October 31, 2014
Post category:2014 British Columbia Canada Freighter Cruise Normand

Foggy Morning 0840 Billy's Museum – 160 people in the 60's and 35 school kids, to 8 people today 1030 Burwood Fish Farm – 2 generators and something heavy, offload…

Yorke Island: Historic Military Post – Day 3

Post author:Norm
Post published:October 30, 2014
Post category:2014 British Columbia Canada Freighter Cruise Normand

0700 offload at Jackson Bay 0900 Yorke Island Walk – World War 2 (160 people) 1230 West Cracroft 1300 Bocket Point – offload fuel 1545 Pott's Lagoon – logging camp,…

M.V. Aurora Explorer – Day 2

Post author:Norm
Post published:October 29, 2014
Post category:2014 British Columbia Canada Freighter Cruise Normand

As promised we were promptly woken up around 4am as the engines started up on the Aurora Explorer. Due to tidal flows and the areas we were going to, our…

Coastal BC Freighter Cruise – Day 1

Post author:Norm
Post published:October 28, 2014
Post category:2014 British Columbia Canada Freighter Cruise Normand

After searching for years for a coastal British Columbia voyage that would take me to remote locations, I finally discovered one. The m/v Aurora Explorer was just the vessel I…

Northwest Yachting Magazine Article

Post author:Norm
Post published:May 7, 2014
Post category:2014 California Cook Islands Fiji French Polynesia Normand Sailing Samoa Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific Tahiti & the Society Islands Tonga

We thought we would share with you an article in Northwest Yachting Magazine on our Schafer Family Sailing Trip. It was well written although there is one slight correction to…

Sailing Adventure Music Video

Post author:Norm
Post published:March 24, 2014
Post category:2013 Alyssa Dailin Eli Jaeden Kirsten Normand Orin Schafer South Pacific Sailing South Pacific Teyauna Zakary

Here is a Music Video the Schafer kids recorded during their year long 2013 South Pacific Sailing Adventure. It was recorded, edited and created completely by our 7 children (ages…