Getting close!
We ran the Gillard and Dent rapids early and uneventfully, bound for Blind Channel marina. This will be our last stop before heading into the Johnstone Strait and making for…
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A Story Problem
Did you have story problems when you were in school? Microsoft used to think that the ability to solve them was a good measure of programming ability. Some of their…
Pender Harbor Layover
Another out-of-order post, sorry. While we waited out the weather in Pender Harbor, we used our “day off” to do a few boat chores, then took a walk around the…
The End of the Road
Unless a road is a loop, it has to end somewhere, right? Well, Highway 101 which runs from California to Oregon to Washington to British Columbia ends here, in Lund.…
The Merits of Opportunism
If you try to plan a boat voyage like you plan most other trips, you will probably wind up very unhappy. Like an early start? Too bad, you’ll be fighting…
Anchors Aweigh
When I was a kid, I thought it was “anchors away”. It makes as much sense, don’t you agree? We left Anacortes this morning in dead calm bound for Ganges…
A Preview of Coming Attractions
Some time in early July – as soon as we can get ourselves organized for another trip – we’ll be heading north from Anacortes into the Salish Sea for about…
Ponds, Pads and Paintings
Monet was famous and going blind from cataracts when he came up with the idea of creating a set of huge paintings inspired by his “water garden”.
Monet Slept Here
I was going to title this post “Monet-land”, but decided that it sounded snarky. My point is that Giverny is a perfectly pleasant small village, but no one would visit…
Two Nights in a Brothel
Here we are, at the end of our five week ramble through England, Germany and France. Before taking the Eurostar back to London to catch our flight home, we thought…