We were excited to get a visit from my cousin Chris and uncle Dave this past week. Dave is a retired American Airlines pilot and his sons Chris and Mike both have their pilot licenses and are currently building their own planes! Chris currently has a plane and flew from Read more…
When we bought Callooh! Callay! we knew the heater needed to be replaced. We did our best to delay this project as long as possible, but it is starting to get cold! Since we are not expert heating technicians, and this is certainly not a skill we learned in sailing Read more…
Erik and I have wanted to do some bike touring. We went on a one week long trip in Central Florida a number of years ago, but ending up fearing for our lives with the crazy Florida drivers. Now living in Washington State, we were excited to try it again. Read more…
Got to love the unexpected…or not. At the end of our last cruise we noticed black bilge water. After much investigation, we decided it was not coming from the engine (thankfully), but likely the hot water heater. We looked through the paperwork that the previous owner had with the boat Read more…
Living in Anacortes has allowed for some fun adventures close to home. We decided to explore Guemes Island, which is immediately north of Fidalgo Island which is the island Anacortes is on. We rode our bikes to the ferry terminal that serves Guemes Island and off to a new adventure! Read more…
We have been busy enjoying the nice weather and exploring our new surroundings in the PNW so are quite behind on our blog posts. Our routine for the last few months has settled into going camping/hiking/biking in the Cascades, going cruising on Callooh! Callay!, then fixing broken stuff on the Read more…
We finished up enough boat projects to finally get off the dock. We joined the Anacortes Yacht Club and are excited to become involved in the community. They have been closed down due to COVID, but organized a socially distanced rendezvous in Blind Bay on the north end of Shaw Read more…
Taking a break from boat projects, we spent some time enjoying our land based hobbies. We spent a day riding our bikes from our marina in Anacortes to a few breweries in the Skagit Valley. Riding on bike trails and country roads most of the way made for a relaxing Read more…
We have continued to keep a routine of exercising each day and mixing in boat projects as well. The hiking is fantastic with local hikes that overlook nice views of the water and hikes in the Cascade mountains. I really enjoy the abundant ferns and moss that covers everything. Snowy Read more…
Since we have been social distancing, we have not had a chance to really be a part of the community as all the sailing clubs, breweries etc are closed. Regardless, I have been doing my best to integrate into the local society.