We went through the States to get to Honduras because the original plan was to gather Marla in Houston so she did not have to do immigration/customs by herself. Best laid plans - she had to cancel due to health concerns.
Greg and Shev picked us up promptly at 2:25…
My original text was rewritten by Grok. Maybe a little over-done in areas but I must admit, it reads better than my original.
On a crisp morning of October 3rd, we kicked off the process of getting SeaStar7 ready for winter. Melissa took charge of driving the car t…
We followed the USS Ronald Regan out of port on 9/28. It is quite impressive to be so close to an aircraft carrier. We head across the Sound for Elliott Bay Marina only to find someone has taken our assigned slip. Luckily, they found another slip for us which was even nicer. Seattle will be our hang…
We leave Bainbridge for Bremerton 9/24. It was a super foggy morning with less than 200-feet of visibility. Once we rounded the bottom of Bainbridge Island, it cleared and became a bright blue, warm day. It was the best weather in a month after a fairly lousy late summer. We tied up in our usual …
Jim and Margaret are still on board. We head down to Tacoma and tied up at the Dock Street Marina. The gang went up to the Glass Museum while the captain stayed back and pittered on the boat.
When the crew returned, Jim and Dave decide to do a little more troubleshooting on the generator. Working…
Dave and Melissa left Everett for Poulsbo 9/12. It was a smooth crossing.
The next day, we head south to pick up the Maurer crew at Jennifer's. The red kayak gets a new home here. Once the three guests are on board, we head for Ostrich Bay.
The next day, we ran out of gas for the porta…
8/28 - We pointed the bow south for Everett. We hoped to clear using the ROAM app but had to divert to Port Angeles to clear because the app didn't work. Dave tried uninstalling/reinstalling but no luck. Because of the less than pleasant previous two clearings, we dumped the plants and soil just in …
Jennifer and Margaret show up on the 16th. They brought the new Starlink mount to move the antenna onto the railing. It worked great and now the dish is out of the way.
We spent two nights at the Thetis Island Resort. We did not want to be anchored out as a storm was predicted. Although the a…
We are heading north to Nanaimo with Chris and Virginia on board leaving Victoria on the 10th. We docked at Salt Spring Marina in Ganges after a super foggy passage up Haro Straight.
The next day a quick hop over to Montague Harbour to show another visitor the Hummingbird Pub bus scene. However,…
Heading south to Victoria to pick up Chris and Virginia who are coming up on the Clipper in a couple days.
Our trip through Seymour Narrows was painless. However, around Campbell River, we lost the stabilizers. Cycling power only made it worse so Dave had to go into the super hot engine room to…
Brown's Bay is nice as any anchorage, super convenient and half the price of other marinas. Our original plan was to stay a week but we ended up staying almost 3.
On the 17th, the guys took the rental car to Victoria to put David on the Coho back to Port Angeles. They enjoyed lunch at the Flyin…
We arrived at Brown's Bay on the 14th. Despite being opening day, David found a guide down in Campbell River that can take us out the next day.
The next day, the three of us head out in a cab to rent a car and find the charter. We were successful at both. The guys head out with their captain, a…
With David on board, the three of us head north with the goal of catching salmon near Campbell River. We departed July 7 in very nice conditions.
We cleared customs at Poet's Cove. Normally, it is just a phone call and you are cleared. However, it appears we were a part of training new agents w…
We left Everett June 29 for Port Townsend. This is our first test of the new anchor. Wow, what a difference. The boat lurches to a stop when the anchor sets. We are very happy with the new set up (well, for now...).
We arrived at Port Angeles Boat Haven where we leave the boat for a week. The Mur…
We get back to the boat mid-June to get her ready to splash back into the water. On arrival Dave found that the port-side battery was dead due to the combiner fuse being blown. This is an issue where the house battery can supply FAR too much current when the thruster is being used and blow the combi…
Where to begin this story? Back in the spring, Pam and Mike put their Bellamar unit up for sale. http://bellamarcondo.com/for-rent. Its gorgeous. At the time, Melissa told her brother Kelly about it, but he wasn’t ready to make a commitment, and the unit was contracted to be sold to Bill and Nik…
November 2
We are getting tired of the hassles of being at the marina in Portage Bay. It is a beautiful spot but we have had our car broken into, a window on the boat broken, a homeless person living on the beach, etc. After looking around, Dave reached out to BananaBelt Boats in Anacortes to see i…
We spent the weekend at Sagecliff resort, which used to be known as Cave B. The winery Cave B is still here, but the resort was separated from the winery. Years ago we visited here and loved it. The view of the Gorge is like a painting. This time we stayed in Cliffhouse 15 which is way off by it…
We drove to Missoula MT and stayed in a Yurt. Very cute. We were on our own for dinner – so we made beef stroganoff and watched the new Top Gun movie. Well, the first half anyway. We’re getting old, and it seems we can only watch half a movie before falling asleep.
After breakfast with the ranch family, we headed off to Yellowstone. We stayed at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel – a historic hotel inside the park. The drive across the whole of Yellowstone was interesting. The whole eastern part of the park is burned up. For miles all you can see is burned up tree…