As we are approaching summer, we have been completing quite a few repairs to the boat. Ever since we had the boat, the tachometer has not worked properly. After much troubleshooting, a rebuilt alternator, new tachometer and replacing the battery isolator with an automatic charging relay, we finally have a Read more…
The weather outside is warming somewhat from the winter pattern. Although not exactly balmy, we decided to take a road trip to check out some of the campgrounds, and popular State and National Parks on the Olympic Peninsula. This is a great time of year to do this, as most Read more…
We are so pleased to be living near so much cool outdoor stuff. Despite the cold and wet weather, there is always a great outdoor place nearby to explore. One of our local favorites is Deception Pass State Park which is close to home on our island, Fidalgo Island and Read more…
We have had the installation of a composting/dry head on our boat project list for quite some time. When we moved to our permanent marina in November, we started being charged $135 per month for a mandatory weekly pump out for liveaboards. This fee caused us to move the composting Read more…
COVID has certainly impacted the activities we can participate in with social distancing, and the broken arm has added to the challenge. Time to get creative! What can one do with these restrictions? We have been wanting to become more familiar with the local flora and fauna, so we decided Read more…
With all the winter weather and snow up in the mountains, we have been having fun embracing the white stuff. Last week we went snowshoeing near the Mt Baker Ski area. There was tons of powder and people had built these cool jumps in the back country like you see Read more…
Happy New Year to all! Erik and I hope everyone had a nice holiday. We did a social distanced holiday, and are looking forward to the time when the holiday festivities amount to something more than wearing Christmas themed masks. We continue to take advantage of the winter weather for Read more…
Moorage is hard to come by in the Puget Sound area given the huge popularity of sailing and boating in this beautiful part of the world. Finding a slip where you can liveaboard is even harder. Erik and I put our names on multiple waiting lists a few years prior Read more…
Erik and I went on a day trip to check out the border town of Blaine, WA. Blaine has a small downtown area and a marina, but not much else. As the border to Canada is closed due to COVID in the United States, this town was definitely quieter than Read more…
Despite the fact that the weather has turned to fall/winter mode, we are still having a great time enjoying the outdoors. We went back into the Cascades in mid October to do a final camping trip before the snow season. It rained the entire time and was cold, but we Read more…