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!” »
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” »