Shilshole Marina is a wonderful place to live – ask any boater at the marina in the livaboard community and they can tell you all about the wonderful environment, amenities, and friendly staff available to help you there. Why, its practically like a resort in Mexico like El Cid or Marina Mazatlan. …
RETIREMENT!! I put the papers in today – last day on the job is September 30, 2006. 22 years of Federal Service – seems like forever…… We are out of here – meaning Seattle, in just about six months…. Here is a list of all the things I won’t miss (this is kind of a…
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…
Anybody reading this blog might not know it, but we actually do sail the boat sometimes. The "Livaboard Life" has its drawbacks, because it does seem to prevent you from sailing in the stormy months. When we had a house, we thought nothing of jumping in the boat and heading off for a winter adventure…
Why is it so difficult to go cruising? Now – we are not talking about the "foot on the water – foot on the shore" type of cruising some folks do. We are not talking about sailing away for a week, month, or semester, only to come back to your nice, big house and cherished…