That little purple bit is the area we've explored so far by boat: Olympia, Seattle, Hood Canal, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, and some bits of the Gulf Islands in British Columbia. Over 1500 nautical miles total have been spent cruising the Pacific Northwest waters. That huge orange area is…
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New addition to Airship's crab cooking capabilities (to go with our new large stock pot): The PowerStove. The PowerStove folds up pretty small and has a nice sturdy bag to hold everything (and it all fits inside the large stock pot): The PowerStove comes highly recommended by other boaters…
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I've been wanting a butter bell for the boat, and found this cool one made by Red Wing Stoneware in Minnesota: Red Wing Stoneware Co. butter bell ($35) from Duluth Pack. Butter goes in the part on the right, water goes in the part on the left, and when put together the water…
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I forgot to post these photos the other day of our return trip from the Gulf Islands to Anacortes. It was a beautiful, smooth cruise the whole way. More eagles: More seals and sea lions: We arrived at our slip, called Customs, and the whole clearing process was pretty easy…
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This place! I love seeing the telltale gold light from the porthole in the stateroom. It's my sign to get up and grab my camera. Sunrise at Cabbage and Tumbo was as good if not better than sunset last night. The other direction: Kevin went to retrieve the crab trap…
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Warning: Today was a picture-filled day. I tried to pare it down, but I didn't do too well. This morning before we left Ganges, we took advantage of the very nice free Wi-Fi for a couple hours of work this morning, and then headed up into town for breakfast (and…
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Yesterday morning we left Sidney Spit and headed for Ganges Harbor on Salt Spring Island. The weather was gray and a bit foggy, but seas were smooth for the most part and we had a nice cruise. (I didn't take any photos on the way, because it was all just…
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After working yesterday morning at Starbucks (and running into our friend Mark Bunzel there!) we left the Port of Sidney and over to nearby Sidney Spit on Sidney Island. We wanted to give this whole crabbing thing a shot, and we heard there was good crabbing out there. I got…
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This morning we got up early to get some work done, since we were planning to head over into B.C. today (~5 hour cruise). We stopped in at the Department of Homeland Security/Customs office at Cap Sante Marina and asked about (and got the form for) getting a new 2015…
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Update 5/24/17: We’ve begun offering our own flotillas! The Slowboat 2017 Flotilla to Alaska goes all the way to Sitka and is limited to six boats. The Slowboat 2018 Flotilla to Alaska will go from the San Juan Islands in Washington all the way to Juneau, Alaska. Additionally, we are…
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