Breaking Away

Anchoring in paradise

We four siblings have anchored out every night since we started! Up until they joined me, we usually tied up at a marina every few nights to plug in, wash the boat, eat at a restaurant, etc. Well, we haven’t done that once. We like being out in the pea…

August 9 – 12 – Elfin Cove to Sitka

We departed Elfin Cove Monday, August 9, for Sitka. We started the trip by going to Pelican, another board walk community similar to Elfin Cove with no roads, only a board walk. The cannery in Pelican closed a few years ago and many other businesses in…

Docking Poles DIY Style

I should have my new docking poles finished tomorrow and since info on DIY ones is thin on ground thought i’d add this incase anyone wants ideas for their own. was going … read more →

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Gananoque, Canada & Kingston Ontario – The beginning of the Rideau Canal

Gananoque, Canada in the Thousand IslandsThe Gananoque InnKingston, Ontario HarborDowntown KingstonChez Piggy Restaurant Going into the first lock on the Rideau CanalThe locks get very crowded during the summerIn Canada all their locks are histori…

Prince Rupert to Port McNeill

Waiting for dinner to jump into his mouth The number of fish waiting to jump the falls was stunning Success! Patrick’s Coho Salmon Ever hopeful the salmon will fall in his reachAlmost making it over the jump in the fallsDouble Trouble on both sides of…

Taiwan to Hong Kong

I need to fess up –  We have actually been in Hong Kong for a few weeks now but I am just getting around to publishing the blog…….
Weather windows seem to be a rare commodity these days.  I understand that we are in the middle of the Typh…

Farewell Boots

The past couple weeks have been pretty tough ones on Gypsies as we watched our 23 year old best friend and the best cruising boat kitty ever, Boots (aka Bootsie, the Bootser, muffin doodlebug, etc – we told her that all her silly nicknames meant we lov…

Port Angeles

We tied up in Port Angeles last night and now are heading west in the Straights to Neah Bay. Depending on the weather we may head down the coast tonight. Katelyn and Callum got off the boat last night and drove down, we had a great time with them. John…

Katelyn and Callum decided to jump in at Friday Harbor

August 8, 2010

Standing Room Only – Bar and Marina are FullDowntown ClockPirate Climbing into the InnDanny Liked This SignShip Going Through the C & D Canal with TugConcert in the ParkShow and Shine – Love That Little Green TruckGolden Retriever Loves to Ride the Jet…