Category: Seattle, Puget Sound, San Juans, 2002-2007


  • 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.         …

  • "Somebody should stop me……" Its been a bit of time since my last post. This follows the two other posts about outfitting and choosing a boat, and tries to summarize some of the things we have done.  Much more information about all of this crap is on other parts of the site.  Beware – this…

  • 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…

  • 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…