More marine life (Jeff laughed at my raft until he tried it)
Jeff taking a celestial site on the Straits
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Sunday, August 8, 2010
More pics
Marine life abounds
More marine life (Jeff laughed at my raft until he tried it)
Jeff taking a celestial site on the Straits
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More marine life (Jeff laughed at my raft until he tried it)
Jeff taking a celestial site on the Straits
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Catch up photos
We've hit a wifi spot on Thetis Island, so I'll be sending some catch up blogs.
Orcas off of San Juan Island
Bridge Officers taking one for the team at Roche
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Orcas off of San Juan Island
Bridge Officers taking one for the team at Roche
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Cabbage and Tumbo Islands
Sorry about the last blog. I am having connection issues. I've had to take out some photos, bummer. But while trying to post this, we've had the most unbelievable sunset!
Since I last wrote, we've covered a lot of water. We crossed the Straits of Juan de Fuca in 6' swells then fog. But we were rewarded by coming upon a pod of orcas. We stopped engines and took in their beauty. We had a mom and baby swim right next to the boat! Seeing orcas in the wild is one of the most fantastic experiences and one of the many things that makes the Pacific Northwest so special.
We arrived in Roche Harbor just in time for the Roche Harbor Yacht Club BBQ. They are such a fun group and each time we are with them, we make more friends. After watching the Bridge Officers jump into the cold, eel-ridden water, we spent the next hours drinking monkey milk (deadly) and talking farm animals. Don't ask, don't tell.The next Morning we said Bon voyage to Tom and Chris Miner as they travelled back home after 3 weeks in the Gulfs.
We headed to Poets Cove, a swanky resort on S. Pender Island. Watched a wedding (I cried, Jeff was bored), had a great dinner and had the hot tub to ourselves. Quite the place.
After provisioning in Port Browning, we left for Cabbage and Tumbo Islands. I've really been looking forward to this place after reading about it in the Dreamspeaker guide. (we saw Dreamspeaker at Poets Cove, felt like I saw a celebrity). Could it live up to my expectations??? The guide was right on. Stunning scenery, nice moorage buoys, eagles, tide pools and tonight we'll have a sunset over the Gulfs and the Straits of Georgia. Feels a million miles away. We are drinking our favorite new drink -A Bridgman! Lemonade with vodka. We'll be here for a couple days.
The Colonel is doing well and was a hit as we were docked on the main walkway of Roche Harbor. I heard many comments about him as he perched on the dockside gunwale. Some even took pictures of him. Here he is doing what we'll be doing the next couple of days.
Hi to all and Tom, I love the Vendee Globe book!
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Since I last wrote, we've covered a lot of water. We crossed the Straits of Juan de Fuca in 6' swells then fog. But we were rewarded by coming upon a pod of orcas. We stopped engines and took in their beauty. We had a mom and baby swim right next to the boat! Seeing orcas in the wild is one of the most fantastic experiences and one of the many things that makes the Pacific Northwest so special.
We arrived in Roche Harbor just in time for the Roche Harbor Yacht Club BBQ. They are such a fun group and each time we are with them, we make more friends. After watching the Bridge Officers jump into the cold, eel-ridden water, we spent the next hours drinking monkey milk (deadly) and talking farm animals. Don't ask, don't tell.The next Morning we said Bon voyage to Tom and Chris Miner as they travelled back home after 3 weeks in the Gulfs.
We headed to Poets Cove, a swanky resort on S. Pender Island. Watched a wedding (I cried, Jeff was bored), had a great dinner and had the hot tub to ourselves. Quite the place.
After provisioning in Port Browning, we left for Cabbage and Tumbo Islands. I've really been looking forward to this place after reading about it in the Dreamspeaker guide. (we saw Dreamspeaker at Poets Cove, felt like I saw a celebrity). Could it live up to my expectations??? The guide was right on. Stunning scenery, nice moorage buoys, eagles, tide pools and tonight we'll have a sunset over the Gulfs and the Straits of Georgia. Feels a million miles away. We are drinking our favorite new drink -A Bridgman! Lemonade with vodka. We'll be here for a couple days.
The Colonel is doing well and was a hit as we were docked on the main walkway of Roche Harbor. I heard many comments about him as he perched on the dockside gunwale. Some even took pictures of him. Here he is doing what we'll be doing the next couple of days.
Hi to all and Tom, I love the Vendee Globe book!
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Location:Gulf Islands
Friday, July 30, 2010
Heading north
We are in beautiful Port Townsend tonight. Yesterday we had friends at our marina send us off on our trip with well wishes and wine! After tying up in Kingston, we went to dinner with Greg and Cindie Lang. A short walk through this cute town to The Ale House and we all left stuffed.
We left this morning in thick fog. The Kingston ferry passes just astern of us and we never even saw it. We signaled them with blasts and they signaled back. Very creepy. The fog was as thick as pea soup, (peanut butter if you watch Rudolf). I stood watch on the bow, all bundled up as it was quite chilly. Only as we were close to PT did some big power boaters -at full throttle and not watching -give us a scare. The blasts from my air horn got their attention only 200' from us. Just after we docked, the fog lifted to a gorgeous northwest day.
The marina is filled with the most fascinating boats as PT is home to the Wooden Boat Festival. We also had our rigging survey done today by an
expert rigger. Great guy and we learned a lot. Salpare will need a few things done to her before we go offshore but all in all, she's a great boat. The picture is of the wooden schooner next to us.
Tomorrow we head for Roche Harbor to meet up with the yacht club gang.
Wish all of you were here!
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We left this morning in thick fog. The Kingston ferry passes just astern of us and we never even saw it. We signaled them with blasts and they signaled back. Very creepy. The fog was as thick as pea soup, (peanut butter if you watch Rudolf). I stood watch on the bow, all bundled up as it was quite chilly. Only as we were close to PT did some big power boaters -at full throttle and not watching -give us a scare. The blasts from my air horn got their attention only 200' from us. Just after we docked, the fog lifted to a gorgeous northwest day.
The marina is filled with the most fascinating boats as PT is home to the Wooden Boat Festival. We also had our rigging survey done today by an
expert rigger. Great guy and we learned a lot. Salpare will need a few things done to her before we go offshore but all in all, she's a great boat. The picture is of the wooden schooner next to us.
Tomorrow we head for Roche Harbor to meet up with the yacht club gang.
Wish all of you were here!
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Location:Port Townsend
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