We finally had a change in weather. We made it to Joshua Tree National Park and slowed down to enjoy true desert. There are lots of rocks in the desert. Some people even hauled in machinery to pound the rocks. And there are cuddly animals. Even the nights are scorching Read more…
Winter has arrived a bit early in the PNW with harsh weather in October. No worries, we had planned to do a road trip south for November and December so off we go! First stop to visit our friend Shirley in Salem, Oregon. We enjoyed hanging out with Shirley at Read more…
Friends Marc and Sue recommended this very cool website called Trustedhousitters.com. This is a website that pairs people who need a house sitter/pet sitter, with people who are willing to house sit/pet sit and like to travel. We made a profile and went through a background check, and can search Read more…
It has been a busy fall. We started out with a trip to the east coast to celebrate both Erik and my mom’s birthdays. Erik’s mom turned 90. We flew to Connecticut for a visit and had a great birthday party with her. She invited her tennis friends. Yes, I Read more…
The weather this summer has been really nice and we have taken advantage of it by going out cruising quite a bit. We went south for a trip to meet up with the Anacortes Yacht Club in Port Ludlow stopping at Langley, Poulsbo, Crescent Harbor and Spencer Spit on the Read more…
We enjoyed our trip to the mountains, but it is always nice to get home as well. Time for some needed boat maintenance projects! Our diver, Brian came and scraped the hull and replaced the zincs on the prop shaft. Thankfully, this task is only required every six months. The Read more…
Road Trip! After doing a lot of sailing and activities around Anacortes, we decided it was time to hit the mountains. We took a two week car camping trip to the Cascades, staying in Yakima for one weekend. The first week’s camping spot was just east of Rainier National Park. Read more…
The weather has been beautiful here with sunny skies and nice temperatures. We were pleased to hear from our Miami friend Emy that she was planning a trip to Seattle with her group of friends, Hazel, Judith and Ed. They do a lot of traveling together and planned this trip Read more…
Erik and I decided to spend the holiday in Anacortes. The City was having their 4th of July parade for the first time since COVID. We had a great time watching the parade. It has been so long since either of us has lived in a small town, it was Read more…
Erik and I just got back from a two week cruising trip in our backyard, the San Juan Islands. We were preparing S/V Callooh! Callay! for our departure, when two Washington State Fish and Game Officers came up to our boat carrying a large basket full of spot prawns. They Read more…