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September 11, 2017 |
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Crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca and greeting the sunrise over the Cascades. An hour or two before the fog rolled in. |
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Richard Smith |
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Who saw us off in 2003, met us on the dock. |
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At PAWS |
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we found Halyard. Our new crew who at five months was as cute as can be. |
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A Shy Boy |
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he loved Philip from the very start. |
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Reunions! |
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Migration arrived with Bruce and Alene aboard. |
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Who |
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inspected our house renovations/ |
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Alkahest! |
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Fresh from the NW Passage (westbound), they visited from Prince Rupert. |
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Edd |
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of Kuay who Leslie had last seen in Tonga in 2010. |
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Taking in |
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our view from Kingston. |
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Hiking |
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in Quiet Time Park on the hill above the marina. |
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Trimming |
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trees at the house. |
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Visiting |
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old haunts in the big city while visiting doctors at the UDub. |
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Re-Unions! |
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Rachel Robertson Maxwell who Leslie had not seen since 1976. |
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Halyard |
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began to explore outside. And to get in trouble. |
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Snow |
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was a crazy new experience. And so was swimming. |
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We |
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were warm and cozy aboard though. |
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the marina was bathed in festive light. Joan and Tom came over from Sequim and braved the rain weather just to hear Elvis. |
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And |
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the snow continued to fall |
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Darkness |
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for 16 hours a day was hard, though the Great Blue Herons didn't seem to mind. |
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Edd & Philip |
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share a birthday, so we splurged at Ray's Boathouse. |
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Fathom Marine |
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came and removed the ailing old Yanmar for a rebuild. |
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Halyard |
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learned to hunt...sticks and shells and seaweed! |
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And We Visited |
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our Discovery Bay property and began to plan. L'Arietta |
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And Found |
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an inspired designer in GreenPod - Ann Raab. |
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Nephew Ross |
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helped try to find the view. |
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We Were |
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invited to join the wonderful CCA. Thank you Joyce and Tad Lhamon and Neil Sirman. |
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Alkahest |
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sailed in one day, surprising us. |
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When Sidewinder |
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came back to town, we had a fun day in the woods at L'Arietta with Joan & Tom and David & Suzi |
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A Few Months |
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go by and the Yanmar is back! Thank you Fathom Marine. |
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Lang & Mary Hadley |
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moved into their lovely new home in Sequim. We visited a couple months later with Jean Hanners and again Joan & Tom. What fun! |
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And the Woodsmen |
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cut some trees at L'Arietta. Neil & Nancy Sirman. |
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And We |
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made sails for the wonderful group at the Chamorro Bay Youth Sailing Club in Yap. |
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Argh |
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with the Yanmar back, we were finally able to make the trek to the boatyard. Not fun. |
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The Best |
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part of the boatyard was finding Gerry Sherman again. He was a dockmate in Kingston. |
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A Three |
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day boatyard stay that became 10 days but we were once again afloat with our drive train better than ever and our bottom immaculate. Thank you again, Fathom Marine. |
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Carina & Sidewinder |
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took a shakedown cruise to lovely Mystery Bay. |
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We Hiked |
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to Fort Flagler and the boys had fun. |
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And We |
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found oysters at the Nordland General Store. |
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Meanwhile |
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back at the P-Patch, the crops were flourishing. |
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Thanks to |
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our neighbors who helped nourish our crops while we were out of town. |
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Finally |
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it was time to re-visit our old haunts. |
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Halyard |
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was scared of the engine and not always comfortable...but otherwise very cute. |
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At Aleck Bay |
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Becca and Derek were welcoming. By landing at their dock we were able to visit what we call Bud's Point. |
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Bud's Point |
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is a spectacular spot. |
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And It |
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had been 18 years since we'd been here. 26 since we visited here with Bud. |
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At Deer Harbor |
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we met with friends Jim and Jan of Maņana and Chuck of Deviant. Stupidly we didn't take photos. |
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Onto |
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Stuart Island and Prevost Harbor |
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The |
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Post Office is unique. |
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And |
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its highways rough. There must be a story here. |
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The Turn Point Lighthouse |
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was commissioned in the 19th century. |
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Turn Point is |
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where the Haro Strait becomes the Boundary Passage. That's Canada to the west. |
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Halyard |
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thought being at anchor was just grand. Being underway...well. |
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Sucia |
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is an old favorite. These are the "China" caves. |
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The Hiking |
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trails are magnficent. |
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Oregon |
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grape were in fruit. As were the salal that Philip happily munched. |
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Next Stop |
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Olga, or Buck's Bay, Orcas Island |
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Buck Bay |
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Seafood Farm occupies the flats of otherwise useless Buck Bay. |
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Our Last Anchorage |
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was once again Aleck Bay. We visited Bud's Point twice this stay. |
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For the Record |
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...we were here 26 years and a hundred lifetimes ago. |
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And It |
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was time to say goodbye. We might not be back this way again. |
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