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Hello from Hilton Head
Randal and I are in Hilton Head South Carolina, the first stop on our “road trip up north.” Yes, South Carolina is still south of Roanoke, VA, but it is the first stop of our trip. We’ve come here to visit our Chinese friend Si…
September 17-20 – The Finish Line
To close out our 2011 cruise on the morning of September 17 we headed south down Rosario Strait, along the west shore of Whidbey Island and into Admiralty Inlet. There is lots of commercial traffic in that area, so you venture into the vessel traffic l…
Going Coastal (and catch-ups)
Our 0000 19 Sep departure from Port Angeles was under a clear sky, and partial moon. Against approximately 2’ chop in Juan de Fuca Strait, 9+ knots for the first couple hours (being carried by ebbing tide). Rounding Cape Flattery 0730hrs, in the fo…
D, R & R Road Trip — "the rest of the story"
As our heroes battle wind, wave, seas and swell — you know whoever called them swells screwed-up; I think they should be called “awfuls”! but I digress — our heroine, and her trusty canine pals (who each had his own reason for temporarily abandoning …
On the run
Dot, would you post to Sailblogs with notice on FB please.. edit as you wish (Continued…)
September 13-16 – Home Stretch
The winds that blew us onto the dock in Ganges quieted down overnight and our departure on the morning of September 13 was very uneventful. We motored down Saanich Inlet and entered the calm protected waters of Tod Inlet. After lunch we paddled our k…
Hello from Roanoke
2729 Plantation Rd, NE
It’s September 16th and we’ve been home almost a month. We’ve actually done quite a bit; I just haven’t taken many photos or taken time to write. Randal and I each have new glasses (new sun glasses for me too)…
Beaches & Bears
15 Sep 2011 0630 Tofino Harbour (SW coast Vancouver Island BC) (Continued…)
Lucky us!
I couldn’t believe my eyes, but our Diesel Duck picture made it onto the back jacket of George Buehler’s “The Troller Yacht Book” 2nd Edition. Wow. Inside, there are more pictures of our duck and of course of other Diesel Ducks in various siz…
