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Living the dream. Writing it down to remember it later.
Captain is ready One last pumpout Jill sent me a photo of us leaving the marina And we are off Current is ripping! We are going 11.6 knots! Guemes Channel … Read More “Photos, as promised! – Revised with Captions” »
Time to cast off the lines! We were going to stay at the Port of Sidney but I tried 3 times to secure a slip for this time frame and … Read More “O, Canada!” »
The worst was not over yesterday. We had steady 20s with gusts of 30s last night. The bobbing around is just fine, it’s the creaking of the lines that is … Read More “Just a quick note” »
The big blow is here. Steady 25 with gusts. We are bobbing around like a cork. Safe and sound and toasty inside. We spent most of the day in Bellingham … Read More “That was a rough couple of days!” »
I love Saturday mornings. We have a tradition of having a nice breakfast and watching Sailing Project Atticus. They are hands down my favorite YouTubers. So polished. And that baby … Read More “The calm before the storm” »
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” »