Exploring the world on a Vancouver 36
Many years ago, nine to be precise, we acquired our first boat: Uno Mas, an Islander 30 built in 1976. Uno Mas is a “daysailer” with a fin keel. A quick and nifty little boat that allowed us to get comfortable sailing the coastal and inland waters of Washington State for almost five years. We found her in Ballard in Seattle at the commercial fishing port.
Continue reading “Throwback Thursday: Our first boat”
In August we finally provisioned and loaded up the boat in Port Angeles and moved to Sekiu to be ready for a suitable weather window to sail down to Eureka, California, where we intended to haul out the boat and repaint the hull.
Continue reading “Offshore and Southbound”
Being that we are bipedal hominids with opposable thumbs we will never truly understand or be able to convey just how our pets feel about living with us in such close quarters. Nonetheless, we have the utmost respect for all three them, for being so well behaved and unbelievably tolerant with us and each other.
Continue reading “Pet life afloat”
Count us lucky, having managed to sell our house right as the COVID pandemic kicked in to high gear. That was our biggest hurdle before we cut loose. However the two cars proved a great deal more difficult to liquidate once the statewide shelter-in-place orders took effect.
Continue reading “All dressed up with (almost) nowhere to go”
Spring is in the air here in the beautiful PNW. Unfortunately COVID-19 is still lingering in that same air, making it difficult to plan what comes next on our journey.
Continue reading “Whale Washing (Ashore)”