You Pusha Da Button and It Starts… For the Most Part
Ah… the modern convenience of a late model car with a proximity key. Gas guzzling, hybrid, or full electric… if … Continue reading You Pusha Da Button and It Starts… For the Most Part
Author: frabl
The Game is Again a-Foot. The 2024 Cruising Season is Off and Running.
Les, Leo and I kicked off our 2024 cruising season with a successful passage from Port Ludlow to Hunter Bay, … Continue reading The Game is Again a-Foot. The 2024 Cruising Season is Off and Running.
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
