25 Feb, Tues 0030 Just a quick catch-up before shutting my eyes… the run up to Port McNeil from Alert Bay was short and uneventful — following wind and chop. We’ve tied up here before and like the place. Dennis and David jumped right into severa…
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Alert Bay
24 Feb, Monday 1000 The wind increased and shifted overnight at our Alert Bay anchorage, making things uncomfortable and freaking Ol’ Rusty a bit. This morning it was clear the SE gale had shifted to NE arctic high outflow — which can create 50+ knot…
Underway 21-23 Feb
February 21 (Continued…)
North to Alaska
February 21 (Continued…)
Progress
All hooked-up except defrost unit in pilothouse; but the hoses are in place there now and the manual bilge pump (which was removed to run the hoses) re-installed. Will test for integrity (with air) today, I think. Coming together; still lots to do. &n…
Happy New Year!
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Thanksgiving Dessert Whidbey Island
That incredible meringue on the pie was just for show; the pie was fine. Just sayin’ (View Post…)
Dot lookin' good!
Dorothy at “Run or Dye” San Francisco (View Post…)
Typhoon Flashbacks
We’ve been following the progress of super typhoon Haiyan — strongest typhoon to make landfall in recorded history — the past couple days as it approached and ripped across the Philippines. Not a matter of idle curiosity, as Haiyan’s path starts as a…
Haiyan Crossing PI
This image shows Typhoon Haiyan’s track across the Philippine Islands (View Post…)
