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#2013-69 Westbound Out Juan de Fuca to Neah Bay

Good Morning! It’s densely foggy this morning here in Puget Sound at the eastern end of Juan de Fuca  Strait.  We successfully dodged a dozen boats anchored just outside Port Townsend and made it around Point Wilson. Visibility is less than a…

#2013-68 Up Puget Sound to Port Townsend

On Friday Alex flew into Seattle to pick up Wild Blue from the boatyard.  The boat has a newly painted bottom,  a new generater sea strainer, new main battery bank and a few new waste hoses. Of course the stories behind these repairs are in t…

#2013-68 Up Puget Sound to Port Townsend

On Friday Alex flew into Seattle to pick up Wild Blue from the boatyard.  The boat has a newly painted bottom,  a new generater sea strainer, new main battery bank and a few new waste hoses. Of course the stories behind these repairs are in t…

#2013-?? The Bear Ate the Blogger?

OK. So the Blog is behind a bit.  It’s been a busy summer of cruising with just no time to catch up.  We will need to revisit July 28 through August 28th cruising days and the completion of our 2013 Alaska Cruise later. So did the bear eat th…

#2013-?? The Bear Ate the Blogger?

OK. So the Blog is behind a bit.  It’s been a busy summer of cruising with just no time to catch up.  We will need to revisit July 28 through August 28th cruising days and the completion of our 2013 Alaska Cruise later. So did the bear eat th…

#2013-48 Inside Passage Fork in the Road

When southbound from Prince Rupert just before existing Arthur Passage, one has a choice:  Inside Route or the Outside Inside Route.  Bear left for Inside Route, the most direct and boring Grenville Channel. Bear right for Outside Inside Rout…

#2013-48 Inside Passage Fork in the Road

When southbound from Prince Rupert just before existing Arthur Passage, one has a choice:  Inside Route or the Outside Inside Route.  Bear left for Inside Route, the most direct and boring Grenville Channel. Bear right for Outside Inside Rout…

#2013-47 Underway to Pond Bay, across Dixon Entrance, then Prince Rupert

On Thursday the girls arrived from SLO Town at noon.  Pat, Marianne Fonte, and Carolyn French, joined by Chuck arrived at noon.  The three couples (Fonte’s, French’s and Benson’s) will be together to Shearwater-Bella Bella in British Columbia…

#2013-47 Underway to Pond Bay, across Dixon Entrance, then Prince Rupert

On Thursday the girls arrived from SLO Town at noon.  Pat, Marianne Fonte, and Carolyn French, joined by Chuck arrived at noon.  The three couples (Fonte’s, French’s and Benson’s) will be together to Shearwater-Bella Bella in British Columbia…

#2013-46 Touring Ketchikan

We were in town a couple days before scheduled so on Monday the crew got up to date on Ketchikan by visiting shops, watching the cruise ship tourists, and dining out.  It doesn’t take long.  Vince and Alex took a long walk 5 miles to the sout…