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  • Orcas in Garrison Bay!

    I’m not sure I’d have believed it if I didn’t see it with my own eyes! We had just pulled our pizzas off the grill when I looked up and saw two big black fins go by. I grabbed my… Continue reading

  • Boating Again!

    Good to be back on the water! This trip began Thursday with a trip to Skyline Marine Center for a “haul & hang.” This is a short (1 hour or so) haul-out for pressure washing and scraping of the keel… Continue reading

  • Non-boating Trip Update #2

    We made it! We arrived yesterday evening after deciding to keep on going when we hit Vantage. Long day, and a 2-hour traffic jam. Nice to be home. We traveled approximately 3359 miles over 12 days, from Port St. Lucie… Continue reading

  • Non-boating Trip Update

    It’s been a wild ride so far. Five days on the road, eight more to go. A quick summary: Our red-eye flight last Friday night was diverted from Orlando to Atlanta due to weather, so we rented a car and… Continue reading

  • Keeping Track

    I’ve been asked why I blog. Here’s an answer: Keeping Track Continue reading

  • It’s A Boy!

    We said hello to our third grandson on Saturday, May 24th. Finlay Rhys Mott-Bennetts was born to Sierra and Brian, and they are doing splendidly! This Friday we fly to Florida to take delivery of our new RV. We’ll drive… Continue reading

  • Roche | Bellingham | La Conner

    It poured rain in Roche Harbor for a bit on Monday (4/21) and then cleared for a decent day. Got in a nice walk and a paddle. Not much going on this time of the year, and we were alone… Continue reading

  • Back to the U.S.

    I enjoy watching working boats. Here are some more photos of the Canadian Coast Guard’s Cape Naden, stationed in Ganges. As they went out the other day, I stepped out the door to snap a photo. Here’s the gist of… Continue reading

  • Ganges, Salt Spring Island B.C.

    Firstly: I failed to note that the $101 we spent for a night’s moorage in Sidney is Canadian dollars, so about $70 U.S. It was a bit windy Wednesday so we opted for a third night in Sidney. Still beautiful… Continue reading

  • BOARDED!

    Yep, finally boarded by the Coast Guard. Just a matter of time, really. More about this in a bit. Instead of departing Tacoma on Saturday morning, we stuck around to wait for a little bit better weather. Since the Daffodil… Continue reading