Penelope the Purple Porpoise

About the Book

Penelope the Purple Porpoise was a story he invented while we were cruising around Pender Harbour and surrounding waters off Victoria, BC.

About the Author

Alan’s hobbies were cruising around Vancouver Island and the adjacent waters. He loved writing, carving, fishing, managing our sons’ swim team, and camping. He had lived in three countries due to his job, starting in Canada, then on to the United States, then Great Britain, and back home to Canada. We resided in Sherwood Park, Alberta, where he succumbed to his cancer. He has two sons, Christopher and Barry, and his wife, Kay, of nearly sixty years. He wrote these stories one summer for his nephew and two nieces while cruising the waters around Vancouver Island.