This morning we got up early and after a shower and a quick breakfast we said goodbye to LaConner (above) and headed toward Coupeville, a small wharf town in Penn Cove on Whidbey Island. Crumpled shack on the way out of the Swinomish Channel: Bald eagle hanging out on a…
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We got up this morning and headed out to grab breakfast, a few things at West Marine, and then some crab and seafood pâté at Black Rock Seafood in Anacortes. Breakfast was delicious — at Dad's Diner a Go Go. We ordered the highly recommended biscuits and gravy (they make…
2 CommentsKevin took his quadcopter up from a couple spots on Sucia Island yesterday morning. What a gorgeous place this is! Related articles Hiking Around Sucia Island We're at Sucia Island Today on Sucia Island Orcas Island: Rosario Resort & Spa San Juans: Rosario, (Humpbacks!!), Matia, Sucia Patos Island to Friday…
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This morning after breakfast, Kevin got out the quadcopter and we headed over to Fox Cove to do a few flights so we wouldn't disturb our dock neighbors. Kevin flew and I took photos of rocks on the beach (that first one is a rock too, you just can't see…
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We woke up early at Rosario this morning and I snapped the above shot from the back of the boat (outside, about 31 degrees Farenheit, brrrr). We had coffee and showered and headed up to the Mansion Restaurant for breakfast. We'd checked out the menu during our cocktail and snacks…
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We left Portland on Friday morning and headed back up to Anacortes for a little more boat time. Our original plan was to head up on Thursday night after Kevin returned from a business trip, but Portland was all icy and stuff, so we decided to wait for the daylight.…
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The weather up here this weekend is supposed to be gorgeous (cold, but clear and sunny), so we plan to do a little island hopping in the San Juans. Yay! Boat! (Photo taken from the back of Airship) Related articles Circling San Juan Island Whales on Radar Prevost Harbor…
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The boat should not have to use the hand-me-down Target cocktail shaker from our 2005 Airstream, should it? Here's what we got for it instead (Update: DON'T BUY THIS, SEE COMMENTS BELOW): Mid-Century Cocktail Shaker with a wood top ($23), and the Wood-handled Bar Tools 3-piece set ($31), both from West…
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Finally! Today we were in Anacortes with the boat, with the boat name graphics (boat name graphics we've had for over a month), AND the weather cooperated and we had a dry day, so we got out there an applied our boat name! Most people hire professionals to do their…
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We finally decided on some new chairs for the boat: the Wineglass Bay Chair from Seattle Boat Chair Company, in navy. We had a short list of requirements that included: easy to store, comfortable, marine environment-friendly, and nice-looking. The "easy to store" requirement turned out to the trickiest part. The…
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