We had some friends in town a few days ago (hi Sam, Anna, and David!) which as most Portlanders know is a great reason to head out into the Columbia Gorge to get another look at Multnomah Falls: We took I-84 out of Portland and then exited to take the Old Highway 30…
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Yesterday we spent most of the day working and going through the cabinets and bins in the boat and getting rid of stuff we don't use or want on the boat (thinking about the additional stuff we'll be bringing for the next Alaska trip). Feels good to streamline things even…
5 CommentsWe cruised the short cruise from Patos Island to Fossil Bay on Sucia Island this morning. (We never saw those Carhartt guys again, by the way.) It's just us and two sailboats on the mooring balls, and one power boat over at the dock. I can't even imagine this place…
12 CommentsIt's pretty cool when you go back to a place you've been a whole bunch of times before and you learn new stuff about it! We left Blind Bay yesterday around noon and made a quick stop in Deer Harbor to grab some TP (we forgot to put it on…
2 CommentsThis morning's sunrise (taken from our moorage in Fox Cove, looking toward Fossil Bay) was tough to capture in a photo. The glow coming from behind that forested hill was much cooler in person. After breakfast and a bunch of work, we dinghied into shore to do some hiking. Sucia…
9 CommentsWe're back in the San Juan Islands and the weather is lovely! We came up on Sunday with some family in tow and took a quick little two-hour excursion in Airship over to Cypress Island and back in the rain. It was still fun, but we're happy the weather has improved…
3 CommentsAnother sunrise. (Yawn. Literally. I just popped out of bed quickly for this one and then climbed right back in! Brrrrr.) Ewing Cove on Sucia Island: We left Ewing Cove this morning and headed back over to Eagle Harbor at Cypress Island. We really wanted to do the hike up…
1 CommentSunrise in Fox Cove on Sucia Island. (And lest you think, based on the past couple days of sunrise photos, that I'm up at sunrise every morning, let me tell you how this happens. In the stateroom up front there are two portholes…one on port and one on starboard. I…
5 CommentsSunrise at Friday Harbor this morning: We left Indian Cove at Shaw Island yesterday morning and did a little sightseeing and whale watching searching. Sights were beautiful, but no whales. We arrived at Friday Harbor on San Juan Island right around 1pm. We had a Thanksgiving dinner reservation for 3pm…
Comments closedThis post is for my mushroom nerd friends. We noticed SO MANY mushrooms on our hike yesterday around Matia Island, so on our hike this morning before we left, I decided to take photos of every different kind of mushroom we saw. Here's what I found: Not all of these are completely…
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