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Our Cruising Platform: Great Northern, a DeFever 53 Performance Offshore Cruiser

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  • Soapstone… An Alternative Meditation
  • Tis Middle Autumn… Leaning Towards The Cusp of Winter
  • Autumn In Pacific Northwest Forests: Flagler State Park, Port Ludlow and Surrounds
  • Well folks… it’s shroom season in the Northwest…
  • Our 2023 Shoulder Season Cruise Finale: Bedwell Harbour, Hunter Bay… Port Ludlow
  • Dogfish Bay (AKA Kendrick Island), Valdes Island, BC, Canada… 9/15/23
  • After Prideaux: Galley Bay, Then… Powell River.
  • After Cortes Island: Prideaux Haven and… Galley Bay
  • Departing Waiatt Bay and Exploring Cortes Island: 9/1/23 to 9/10/23
  • Images of Our Shoulder Season Travels in Great Northern. 8/15/23 – 8/31/23, Hunter Bay to Waiatt Bay and the Octopus Islands, British Columbia
  • Gorge Harbour… Late August, 2023
  • A Photogenic Tapestry: Waiatt Harbour and the Octopus Islands, Quadra Island, BC, Canada; August 2023
  • 10/28/23.  The Discovery Islands:  Rebecca Spit to Waiatt Harbor and the Octopus Islands
  • 8.26.2023, 20:00; Drew Harbour, Quadra Island, BC
  • PNW Shoulder Season Cruise, 2023
  • An End of Year Jaunt in the Local Woods
  • Images of Our 2025 Timeline
  • Compelling Images…
  • The Captivating Contronym: Raveling
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  • Soapstone… An Alternative Meditation
  • Tis Middle Autumn… Leaning Towards The Cusp of Winter
  • Autumn In Pacific Northwest Forests: Flagler State Park, Port Ludlow and Surrounds
  • Well folks… it’s shroom season in the Northwest…
  • Our 2023 Shoulder Season Cruise Finale: Bedwell Harbour, Hunter Bay… Port Ludlow
  • Dogfish Bay (AKA Kendrick Island), Valdes Island, BC, Canada… 9/15/23
  • After Prideaux: Galley Bay, Then… Powell River.
  • After Cortes Island: Prideaux Haven and… Galley Bay
  • Departing Waiatt Bay and Exploring Cortes Island: 9/1/23 to 9/10/23
  • Images of Our Shoulder Season Travels in Great Northern. 8/15/23 – 8/31/23, Hunter Bay to Waiatt Bay and the Octopus Islands, British Columbia
  • Gorge Harbour… Late August, 2023
  • A Photogenic Tapestry: Waiatt Harbour and the Octopus Islands, Quadra Island, BC, Canada; August 2023
  • 10/28/23.  The Discovery Islands:  Rebecca Spit to Waiatt Harbor and the Octopus Islands
  • 8.26.2023, 20:00; Drew Harbour, Quadra Island, BC
  • PNW Shoulder Season Cruise, 2023
  • An End of Year Jaunt in the Local Woods
  • Images of Our 2025 Timeline
  • Compelling Images…
  • The Captivating Contronym: Raveling
  • Blog Feed
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8:36PM or Thereabouts. Civil Twilight, Prevost Harbor, Stuart Island, San Juan Island Archipelago.

Sitting on the back deck of our cruising platform we were comfortable, basking in the delicate light that Dusk fashioned … Continue reading 8:36PM or Thereabouts. Civil Twilight, Prevost Harbor, Stuart Island, San Juan Island Archipelago.

6:09am to 6:48am. Thereabouts. And Soon Thereafter…

Thither and Yon we traipse, and never do we find, that traveling in a straight line suits our needs. Just … Continue reading 6:09am to 6:48am. Thereabouts. And Soon Thereafter…

Yesterday They Were Here. Today They Are Long Gone.

Les and I were in the pilothouse enjoying our morning coffee. Ours is a simple and informal coffee clatch… just … Continue reading Yesterday They Were Here. Today They Are Long Gone.

Sunrise, Sunset and a Sun Dog, Montague, Gulf Islands, British Columbia, July 2025

We are back. And Canada welcomed us with open arms. Well… really we just slid across the border and called … Continue reading Sunrise, Sunset and a Sun Dog, Montague, Gulf Islands, British Columbia, July 2025

Garrison Bay, English Camp, Young Hill, June 2025.

The Salish Sea was whispering it’s siren song to us.  Beckoning.  Enticing.  Sweet-talking. We’d been preoccupied and had not slipped … Continue reading Garrison Bay, English Camp, Young Hill, June 2025.

An Early Morning Photo of Roche Harbor

A hint of sunrise coloration. Windless. Glassy water. Reflection… It pays to get up at 0430, make some coffee, and … Continue reading An Early Morning Photo of Roche Harbor

Prevost Harbor, Stuart Island, 5/2025.

Geologic Time.  An interesting concept studied by many but understood by few.  Where you stand, hike, swim, ply your craft, … Continue reading Prevost Harbor, Stuart Island, 5/2025.

Pollo Affumicato Con Fungi Y Orecchiette (Smoked chicken with mushrooms and Orecchiette pasta)

OK Dudes and Dudettes and whomever else I missed (trans, non-declared, whatev…) I can’t remember if I sent this out … Continue reading Pollo Affumicato Con Fungi Y Orecchiette (Smoked chicken with mushrooms and Orecchiette pasta)

So There’s This Place… It’s Ancient, and New

There’s this place near Ludlow Falls.  It’s a little over a mile from where we spend our winters.  It’s an … Continue reading So There’s This Place… It’s Ancient, and New

3/1/25. Twas Brillig. And… We Had a Nice Long Winterish Weather Window to Play With…

Juxtapose those two data points in the title together in a symbiotic manner… good weather and time to play… And … Continue reading 3/1/25. Twas Brillig. And… We Had a Nice Long Winterish Weather Window to Play With…

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