Here is a great view we get during our morning walks.Now we do have an unexpected problem – with the water maker (see under Technical) – so our departure has been held up for a few days until about the middle of the coming week. But meantime we’r…
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Minimalism
After this move, I hope Mel and I will always embrace this concept. The disassembling of the life we’ve built up during the last 20 years is truly a daunting task. A task we hope not to repeat.Minimalism: A style or technique (as in music, literature, …
Tiger Butterflies by Bear
On an island in Australia, I saw a Tiger Butterfly, not just one, but ZILLIONS! Swarming together into thick clouds of butterflies. So thick that you could reach up and grab one! It was amazing!!The Tigers are light blue and black. The males are li…
Soldier Crabs by Bear
Have you ever seen a soldier crab? I have! They are round and light blue, and about the size of a quarter. They swarm together in huge armies of hundreds of crabs. But when you come near, they all dig into the sand, turning like a corkscrew. When they …
Crossing the Columbia River Bar
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
otherwise we�…
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…
Spring Migration
The Spring migration is on in Baja. It's time all the cruisers return from mainland Mexico to Baja and start moving north, enjoying the warmer Spring weather before putting their boats away for the summer. There are the annual cruiser festivals in…
BATTERIES DUE IN A FEW DAYS AND THEN WE’RE OFF
With this posting I’m having problems with spacings for paragraphs, photos and photo captions.On Wednesday morning we had a southerly gale here with winds up to about 50 knots. The normally flat-calm sea to the south of the marina raged with breaking 2…
