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A Surprise Trip

. At anchor in Jeannie Cove. We woke up this morning to find that Jeannie and taken us on a little trip during the night. Unknowingly we had traveled about 270 feet. I guess she had the itch to move. In other words we drug anchor last night. Th…

Jeannie Cove

A beautiful cruise from Friday Harbor to Prevost Harbor. We quickly anchored in Jeannie Cove, got the dinghy down, and headed for Tip Top Mountain. What a magical place it was. We were the only ones there and the silence was golden. Two bald eagles…

Last town in U.S.

A short cruise to Friday Harbor. We planned to spend a couple of days here waiting out the weather. This was our last opportunity to provision before heading to the outer islands. Friday Harbor is the hub of the San Juan Islands. Lots of cute littl…

FISHERMAN’S BAY

After a leasure start to the day we pulled the anchor and headed to Fisherman’s Bay on Lopez Island. It was only an 8 mile run and we followed Morning Star right through to the head of the bay. Entering Fisherman’s Bay is not a piece of cake. The op…

BLIND BAY ANCHORAGE

Cruising to Blind Bay through Obstruction Pass was extremely pleasant. There were only a few boats out and the water was calm. The only problem was all the crab traps but tis the season! We arrived in Blind Bay, set the anchor, and said "ahhh, …

BELLINGHAM WITH FRIENDS

After breakfast at GereDeli’s, a wifi session at Starbucks, a shower at the marina, and receiving a delivery from the post office we were set to take off. There was no wind, sun peeking out from the clouds, and hardly any boats on the water. The trip…

Still waiting

Still waiting in Anacortes. The stuffing box is fine with a drip every 3 seconds. So that is good to go. BUT the part for the davit that we have been waiting for still has not arrived. It is expected this morning. So hopefully by noon we will be c…

Anacortes

A view of our marina from Jerry’s favorite Anacortes vista (View Post…)

Still at the Dock in Anacortes

We have spent a week in Anacortes preparing Jeannie for cruising. We accomplished many projects. The boat is washed from top to bottom, a new seat installed in the dinghy, oil changed, tie downs for the dinghy installed, provisions purchased and put…

Getting Ready

The car is packed. We will be heading up to the boat tomorrow morning. Good times are coming! (View Post…)