We took a break from posting on this blog to purchase and install a new engine. We knew there was a risk that the rebuild of our original engine would fail, and it did. After asking about the scrap value (we were offered about $9 if we hauled it to Read more…
August is the height of the cruising/tourist season in the islands. We went back to Blind Bay for a night, en route to Stuart Island. Some (most) people arrive by ferry. The landing on Shaw Island used to be run by nuns from the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist. It’s Read more…
Our slip at Shilshole Marina in Seattle came with one disadvantage–we didn’t have liveaboard status. Under the marina rules, we couldn’t stay on our boat in the marina for more than fifteen days each month. Given the pandemic and all the repairs we are doing, this constraint was a bit Read more…
We’re making our way across the Gulf coast, before heading inland to dry ground. Florida’s panhandle is the bulk of it, but we spent a night in Alabama, and tonight in Mississippi. And finally, an evening without rain.