The electrician arrived and found the disconnected wire literally in the first minute. Yay! We have our tank monitors again. The autopilot on the flybridge took a bit more noodling, … Read More “Worth every penny!” »
Author: Debbie Kochel
We have been busy this week, slowly but surely crossing things off our list. We installed our AIS (Automatic Identification System). This will enable other ships to see us on … Read More “AIS installed, davits here we come.” »
There’s a saying in the boating world, “Plans are written in sand at low tide” which is a well-known expression about remaining flexible as your plans will likely change. There is … Read More “11 Days – almost single digits!” »
My countdown widget is at 15 today. As the weather is still pretty unpredictable in March – I have a reservation for the first week at Van Isle Marina. Here … Read More “15 days – this is happening soon folks!” »
Our new dinghy arrived today! Since our Tug is named after our grandmas, our tender is named after our grandpas Don Danell and John Blaskovich. Jim’s grandpa’s nickname was black … Read More “We have a new crew member! Don Yonko” »
Imagine my surprise when my countdown widget still said 25 days this morning. I mentioned it to Jim and he said that it doesn’t update until you click on it. … Read More “Actually, make that 22” »
I have been meaning to start this blog since Aug 3, 2023. I’m working my way through a tutorial so, it might get better 😛 The winter has flown by! … Read More “25 Days – ready or not!” »
A while back I told you that we bought an annual Washington Parks Pass. For $135 we could stay on a WSP mooring buoy or dock for free (we needed … Read More “Our Summer in the San Juans: Marine Parks in the San Juans” »
Oct 9 – 15 We took a quick trip home and, of course, had to drive back to Anacortes via Oregon and go do some beach driving. We stayed at … Read More “Fall in the San Juans – 2023 season is in the books” »
Oct 2 – We are in Echo Bay on Sucia Island. We decided to take a ride over to Patos and see if that mooring ball is free. We headed … Read More “Fall in the San Juans – Sucia – Patos – Jones” »