The trip from San Francisco to Juneau was a whirlwind. In many ways, it felt like we were moving in slow motion. But it was somehow exhausting at the same time. When the SlowBoat Flotilla ended in Juneau, I was more than happy to stay put for awhile. For 2 weeks as it turned out! …
This blog is short…because really there are no words that adequately describe the beauty and scale of Fords Terror, the highlight of our week. Check out the video that we just posted: Video 4 – Icebergs & Glaciers in Southeast Alaska We left Meyers Chuck, headed for the glaciers. We made stops at Wrangell and …
We were musing about the juxtaposition between the isolated Foggy Bay anchorage we woke up in and the in the morning and the frenzied Tongass Narrows as we approached Ketchikan in the early afternoon. Almost as soon as we approached the narrows, seaplanes came into sight and we were dodging fishing boats and cruise ships. …
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Did that get your attention? I am filled with a sense of pride as the Alaska coast becomes visible and we cross the Canadian border back into the United States. Before we left on this trip, my longest trip on the boat was to Santa Cruz from San Francisco. I had never experienced an overnight …
Its been a whirlwind since we left Friday Harbor for Roche Harbor on Saturday evening to meet the Slow Boat flotilla. The leads (Sam, Laura and Kevin) have us heading to Alaska at a pretty quick clip. The strategy is to move north to Juneau in approximately 5 weeks, and leisurely explore on our own …
Flipping through the viewing options on Netflix several months ago, we landed on the cartoon Spirit. That was the start of Cassidys fascination with horses. She watched the Spirit series over and over, then moved onto the movie Spirit, the Black Stallion, and any other horse movie that she could find. She met real horses …
As we left Anacortes, I felt a sense of relief and excitement. The boat projects were done and we were headed off to Friday Harbor. Let the fun begin! Using Active Captain, I researched anchorages near Friday Harbor. I had a horseback riding lesson scheduled for Cassidy in town the next day, but we could …
The trip from Crescent City to Anacortes took 4 days and 3 nights. There was a surge of excitement as we approached Cape Flattery. Although it would take us a full day to cross the Strait of Juan de Fuca, we knew that landfall was near. After considering a location convenient for completing the various …
We spent 5 days in Crescent City, waiting for a weather window to make our way north to Washington. Crescent City gets a mixed review from me, but I was just happy to docked in a safe harbor for a few days. It is a small town with a number of run down hotels, frequented …
4 days of downtime in Crescent City waiting for wind to die down offshore allowed for time to compile footage and put together a video showing some of what went in to making this trip happen. I’ve been a hobbyist photographer for a long time but never really got into trying to do anything with …