We left Seattle on Thursday evening and crossed the Columbia River Bar Saturday morning.
Conditions were rough, as they always seem to be, in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, but
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Crossing the Columbia River Bar
A Lay Day
I know what you’re thinking. “Jeepers Dave, it seems like everyday is a lay day for you. You haven’t exactly been a ball of fire lately.”Yeah, you’re right. We’ve been here at Isle of Hope, Georgia for over two months now. …
April 23 – Great Bridge, VA
Getting ReadyAtlantic Yacht BasinWe spent day getting the boat ready to leave Great Bridge. We filled the water tanks, ran a few errands, cleaned up the dock by the boat, put our bikes aboard and took care of last minute details with the marina. …
How Great is Dyna?
When we woke up this morning we had a text message with this image attached. Dyna’s great-great-great-granddaughter, Sophia, gave birth to her 7th puppy at 6:00 am. 4 girls and 3 boys!JoDee and I once tried to count how many beautiful puppies Dyna was …
Unexpected Fun in Nassau
Who knew a dental emergency could turn into a great adventure?
We are getting ready to (finally) leave Nassau after two weeks of dental visits and now waiting for the wind to settle down. Tomorrow we head back to the Exumas where we can get back …
There Is Usually Something Worthwhile If You Just Look For It
We were visiting with family last week in Los Angeles. We love our family, but dislike LA intensely. It is too crowded, smoggy, ugly, and noisy for our tastes. And did we mention the traffic? But this lovely blue heron, and the photos that follow, were taken in the heart of downtown LA, along the […]
Gold plated showers
We got an early start out of Greenway Sound. This is a place to come back to when we have time to take the hike to Broughton Lake. I think Greenway Sound is a beautiful place and aptly named. All three boats made a laundry/shower/grocery stop at a n…
Butterflies and Dragon Flies
Keppel Island was a good refresher course for us on how to rig our flopper stoppers. Lovely anchorage, but the residual swell from the past week of big weather just wraps around into every nook and cranny. We blast our way through the surf on o…
Butterflies and Dragon Flies
Keppel Island was a good refresher course for us on how to rig our flopper stoppers. Lovely anchorage, but the residual swell from the past week of big weather just wraps around into every nook and cranny. We blast our way through the surf on o…
The Flybridge Makeover That Never Ends
I know that after this post I will get some feedback, but not all positive. I have committed a major sin in the trawler society, but I am not sorry and offer no apologies. The interior of the flybridge is finished, the uppermost of the outside now has …
