Waiatt Bay Eggs and Rice… a Breakfast Delight

I concocted this tasty fusion of Asian / American tastes while anchored last summer in the wilds of Waiatt Bay … Continue reading Waiatt Bay Eggs and Rice… a Breakfast Delight

Results of Our Hudsons Bay Cruising “Rule”, And A Return to Reid Harbor, Stuart Island, San Juan Archipelago

Just a bit of an update on the purpose of this cruise, the HBR: The final data point: Anchor retrieval: … Continue reading Results of Our Hudsons Bay Cruising “Rule”, And A Return to Reid Harbor, Stuart Island, San Juan Archipelago

The Springtime Dance of Fixing and Testing Is Again… Afoot, And Then Some…

But… before we get into a report on our seasonal Hudson Bay Company rule experience so far… let’s spend a … Continue reading The Springtime Dance of Fixing and Testing Is Again… Afoot, And Then Some…

Spring at the Bloedel Reserve…

With it’s very own guard goose: Gave us the hairy eyeball he did… And just for something different: A laughing … Continue reading Spring at the Bloedel Reserve…

Restoration… A Reprise

I don’t “write” these days. Few people do. And fewer resort to transcribing their thoughts to paper via cursive text … Continue reading Restoration… A Reprise

The Early Signs…

Yesterday it was 52 degrees. Blue sky. Light winds. It was 75 degrees in our aft deck solarium… which sounds … Continue reading The Early Signs…

Scrape, Scrape, Sand and Scrape

Thought you’d like to know. Remember now… owning a boat home and cruising about in it… is nothing more that repairing … Continue reading Scrape, Scrape, Sand and Scrape

A Mid-Winter Mini-Cruise: Ludlow to Port Townsend

Port generator (Ginny) started: Check. Functioning as designed: Check. Water gurgling out of stern exhaust pipe: Check. Chart plotters, Furuno & Simrad instruments, AIS, autopilot, radios … Continue reading A Mid-Winter Mini-Cruise: Ludlow to Port Townsend

Thar Be Dragons A Lurking Round Here

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Shroom of the Day:

Quite common, a Lycoperdon perlatum (or L. pyriform). Whatever… by any other name it is a puffball. Now to be clear on … Continue reading Shroom of the Day: