The Pictorial Highlights of Our 2021 Cruising Destinations
11/24/21. Cider and beer achieve the perfect temperature on the back deck. It is so. The diesel stove is alight … Continue reading The Pictorial Highlights of Our 2021 Cruising Destinations
Author: frabl
The Island Within: Shaw Island, San Juan Archipelago
The Lummi Nation call it “Sq’emenen” for millennia. A veritable smorgasbord of shellfish, crab, fish and game provided what the … Continue reading The Island Within: Shaw Island, San Juan Archipelago
What Do You Do…
What do you do when your dreams come true… or when you at minimum, engender the illusion that they have … Continue reading What Do You Do…
Eagles in Garrison Bay…
Old Ben said it best: “For my own part I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative … Continue reading Eagles in Garrison Bay…
A Walk Through Time…
In 1879, John Muir wrote the following about the “Inside Passage”, a mostly sheltered waterway between Olympia, Washington and Skagway, … Continue reading A Walk Through Time…
There is nothing quite like a river walk…
The manicured walkways that have smoothed out the rough edges… The stumps of old pilings that once supported a dock, … Continue reading There is nothing quite like a river walk…
A Quick Note; 6/11/21
Leo, Master at Arms, M/V Great Northern You said a dinghy ride! You said! You said! This is a PASSAGE! … Continue reading A Quick Note; 6/11/21
Orcas Village; 5/18/21
Orcas Village is a collection of businesses and houses associated with the Ferry Terminal for Orcas Island. It can be … Continue reading Orcas Village; 5/18/21
From the Spit to Blind Bay and a Bit…5/14/21
We are anchored in Blind Bay on Shaw Island. We will put the Spit, that we recently disembarked from on … Continue reading From the Spit to Blind Bay and a Bit…5/14/21
A Slow Cruse Up Lopez Sound: Hunter Bay to Spencer Spit; 5/12/21
After 4 days of bliss wrapped in the solitude, quiet and mostly wind free Hunter Bay, we decided to hoist … Continue reading A Slow Cruse Up Lopez Sound: Hunter Bay to Spencer Spit; 5/12/21
Northwest Boating Travels With Blair, Les, and Leo 