Janine Mott
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Washington State Parks
“Who cooks for you, who cooks for you all?“ That’s the sound I was greeted with this morning at Seaquest State Park near Castle Rock. Love a barred owl! We left Rainbow Falls yesterday, headed for Lewis and Clark State… Continue reading
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May 2026 RV Trip
Here we are at Potlatch State Park near Shelton. We stopped at Twanoh State Park on the way but decided to keep going a bit, as we were unable to check in early there. Here at Potlatch, someone was on… Continue reading
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Touch of Gray & The Motterhome
I thought I would keep my blog strictly about boating but I’ve reconsidered. I will be making changes to reflect our surf and turf lifestyle and will be including our RV (The Motterhome) journeys along with those on the water.… Continue reading
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Owner Spring Fling
We spent the last two nights in La Conner with twelve other American Tugs. Fun group of people, some we knew, a lot we didn’t. It was a good mix of people new to boating, some new to AT, and… Continue reading
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Random Acts of Boating
We got a bit of a treat Sunday in the form of some freshly plucked scallop from the seabed in North Cove (Jones Island). We struck up several conversations with a group of three men in a C-Dory who were… Continue reading
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Touch of Gray’s Boating Season Begins
Nick and I arrived home from Kailua-Kona on April 5th. Despite the biggest storm to hit the area in fifty years, it was a wonderful trip. We were fortunate to have the Ramble On crew (Shannon & Steve) with us… Continue reading
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Shiny!
We arrived at Skyline Marine this morning to find ToG still in the tent. After taking a couple of pics of the shiny hull and new bottom paint we waited for the crew to load the boat onto a trailer… Continue reading
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ToG getting some work done
2026 has started out with a bang. We drove the “Motterhome” south in January to spend a few weeks in sunny SoCal. Great locations in Palm Desert and Coronado, among others. Bad weather chased us home a week early but… Continue reading
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2025 Cruising Summary
It’s been a year. It’s that time when I look back at our boating activity over the past season. For 2025, the numbers are a bit different…a lot going on, some of which kept us off the water. In brief:… Continue reading
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About videos…
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Touch of Gray & The Motterhome 