This morning we left Olympia and headed north toward Harstine Island. The sky was beautiful and the water was calm, and it only sprinkled a little bit during our cruise. Our original plan was to moor at McMicken Island on the east side of Harstine, but en route we decided…
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Yesterday morning our friend Cari came into town to see the boat and hang out a bit. We all walked up to the fish market (Olympia Seafood Co.) to stock up before she left. We picked up a dozen Blue Pool oysters (which we ate for lunch), some crab cakes…
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A fun night shot of Airship on the way to dinner tonight. (We went up to the Dockside Bistro and it was very good!)
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This morning we left Swantown Marina and headed around the peninsula to the city dock at Percival Landing. Percival Landing is pretty much IN town. There's no water or electricity for $12/night with a view of the capital building, and a short walk to shops and restaurants. We walked up…
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Today's office view (starboard side): Port side: It was pretty choppy last night on our mooring buoy over at Hope Island (felt like we were under way all night!) It's remarkable how loud even teeny tiny waves can be slapping against the hull right next to your head. I dreamt…
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It was very rainy all night last night in Oro Bay (but we slept well at the hands of our new Rocna anchor). This morning after some work, we pulled up anchor as we readied to head out. It's working well! Look at all that mud: We stopped at Boston…
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Here in Oro Bay on Anderson Island in the South Puget Sound sits the Ocean City, a 189-foot 50-car ferry built in 1928. Originally steam-powered, it was built for the Reading Railroad. Re-powered with a 1600hp Fairbanks-Morse engine, the ferry was acquired by the State of Virginia in 1950. Captain…
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We timed our departure from Tacoma this morning to start through the Tacoma Narrows right around slack tide and at the beginning of a flood. (Flood flows south, ebb goes north.) So at slack the current is still, and as it turns to flood, the current starts south and gives…
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This morning before we left Tacoma, we popped over to the Museum of Glass (since it's only about 20 steps from the marina, and wasn't open Monday or Tuesday). The highlight of this place (for me) is usually watching the artists work in the Hot Shop (the glass studio inside…
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Our friend Ingrid met us at the boat yesterday at the end of the day, and we all headed over to her part of the city to have dinner at a spot called Marrow. The cocktails and the food were fabulous (dijon beignets with gruyere sauce and crispy prosciutto, squash…
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