Jet Plane
Full disclosure: This post has nothing to do with aircraft. The title refers to the Peter, Paul and Mary song, “Leaving on a Jet Plane”,… Read More »Jet Plane
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City of Destiny – II
Part II – in which we spend the day exploring central Tacoma on foot and have lunch at a recent addition to the McMenamin brothers’… Read More »City of Destiny – II
City of Destiny – I
Part I – in which your faithful scribe travels north through the fearsome Tacoma Narrows and down the Thea Foss waterway to Tacoma. It’s popular… Read More »City of Destiny – I
Bears!
We reached our journey’s turn-around point at Allyn, a tiny village at the end of a finger of Puget Sound. There are three things to… Read More »Bears!
The Beauty of Hope
Another short cruise – maybe forty minutes – brought us to the shores of tiny Hope Island. We snagged the only available buoy and set… Read More »The Beauty of Hope
Hitting Bottom
Bound for Olympia, the southernmost port of call on our voyage, we stopped overnight at Oro Bay on the south side of Anderson Island. It’s… Read More »Hitting Bottom
Headin’ Down South
If you look at Puget Sound on a map, you’ll notice that all the water has to flow through a single narrow passage west of… Read More »Headin’ Down South
A Slow Boat to Gig Harbor
Ever hit your finger with a hammer, or date someone that you knew from the start was totally unsuitable, or buy a disco record? In… Read More »A Slow Boat to Gig Harbor
A Home Invasion
We returned from a walk around Blake Island today to find this guy sitting on top of our bimini. That’s the fabric cover over the… Read More »A Home Invasion
A Big Deal
As we left Port Gamble this morning for the short trip to Kingston, we found ourselves a part of the floating circus that forms whenever… Read More »A Big Deal
A Federal Offense
More on that later. But first… We pointed Impromptu south intending to sample just a bit of the Hood Canal. This rather large body of… Read More »A Federal Offense
Not What I Imagined
It’s August in the Pacific Northwest. In England, they’re setting heat records. In Hawaii, warm tropical breezes kiss the swaying palm trees. In Anacortes, Washington… Read More »Not What I Imagined
Put a Bow on It
Before life drifts too far downstream, I want to take a moment to share a few more photos from our recent boat trip. When I… Read More »Put a Bow on It
A Change of Perspective
“Hey”, Mike said as his friend Chip walked into the bar. “How’s it hangin’?” “I wouldn’t know”, Chip sighed. “It hasn’t gotten much action lately.”… Read More »A Change of Perspective
The Well-known Unknown
Find a map and stick a pin in it where you find Anacortes, Washington. Now, imagine that you are floating on a boat nearby. You… Read More »The Well-known Unknown