31.January 2007 – Garrison Bay, San Juan Island. Not knowing what more to expect from the Underwater Mud Entity, we chose to move the heck on. After a very challenging engine startup* we chose to motor instead of sail so as to recharge all the Fox’s gel batteries. Destination: Canada. Chosen port of entry: Bedwell…
30.January 2007 – As usual the cold, clear night passed uneventfully in Aleck Bay, Lopez Island. The water was lit by a full moon that gave way to a rosy winter sunrise. Which within the hour turned to fog – but fotunately that was only temporary. As the fog burned off, the engine was again…
This time, our delay in posting has been due to vagaries of signal availability, successive bouts of stomach flu (GB, ever the gentleman, went first), and overall laziness and disorganization. 28.January 2007 – An auspicious beginning: weather was sunny, clear and cold (30s-40sF) with wind too light for sailing. MS celebrated her birthday by handing…
Well – its about time I wrote something in this bog. When I retired about 12 weeks ago, I decided not to write anything until I finally got the boat underway. A fellow who I inadvertently insulted in one of my post suggested that I did not really have any competency to speak about sailboats…
Subject: Rainy Bay Rock September 2, 2004, through September 18, 2004. Round trip sail from Shilshole Bay Marina, Seattle, Washington, to Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Passed in relatively fair weather through Port Ludlow, Washington; Oak Bay, BC Canada, Campbell Cove, BC Canada, and Bamfield, BC Canada, our next evening’s anchoring destination on September…