Category: Summer 2023
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Gifts
Part of me has been putting off writing about the final day of the sail because I can’t really describe it. I’m sorta sick of trite sentences talking about beauty, and feel like I’ve been plastering these posts with them. The fact is, this day was a Gift. Maybe a bunch of gifts. It was…
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Forts and Fog
Gabe and the 5 kids were waiting at the Marina gate by 7am, raring to go. Today’s discovery was Ft Flagler Historical State Park. Jenn and Gabe’s mom were driving there and bringing lunch while the rest of us stuck to the sea route. The sun shone as we headed off, but just past Travis…
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Here Be Whales (not)
Rob’s were stirring long before us. The wind forecast looked lousy so we’d grabbed the chance to sleep past sunrise. Otters and seals played in the mirror like water, and our hearts were full of optimism that soon we’d see whales playing too. After all, the hand drawn maps we’d picked up on shore had…
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Good Food and Mouflon Sheep
Robbie had raved about Stuart Island, so that was our first destination. The winds were practically non existent, so we had to run the motor. Just as we entered the Prevost Harbor at Stuart, the VHF lit up with, “mumble, mumble, orcas where the cows hang out, gssssht, mumble, battleship”. Our ears perked straight up…
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Fair Winds
Sometimes the romantic notion of sun twinkled seas, gorgeous green mountains, porpoises and seals, and unlimited relaxation with friends on a sailboat actually IS reality. We had chartered the Escape, a 36’ Bavarian Sailboat from Anacortes Yacht Charters and were off to explore the San Juan Islands. Gabe’s kids were holding the fort at home,…
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PNW
There is nothing quite as comfortable and happy as hanging out with old friends. Like, not old as in age, but old as in, we have serious history. Gabes and we spent 2012-2015 together in Kenya, and except for a couple weeks together in 2016, we hadn’t laid eyes on each other. Perfectly shameful, but…
It’s a Small World 