Port Ludlow “French” Onion Soup… a Balm for the Soul

It did seem like we received more wind from the SE this winter than we did last winter. Most likely … Continue reading Port Ludlow “French” Onion Soup… a Balm for the Soul

A Day In the life of a Live-aboard Boater….

This short tale begins as many do… with a very simple event… I was in the master head performing my … Continue reading A Day In the life of a Live-aboard Boater….

Winter Has Arrived On the Peninsula

Monochromatic clouds rippled with back-lighting. Mottled textures. Firs, hemlocks and cedars thrust their needle studded arms into that ether. Or … Continue reading Winter Has Arrived On the Peninsula

The Ebb…

The tide is going out. Burner Point beach in Port Ludlow is a fine place to sit back and become … Continue reading The Ebb…

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

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…