Sail Cutthroat

• No more texting once in Canada – too much $$$$. We’re cheap sailors! #
• Anchored in Blind Bay – crossing border to Canada later today #
• long travel day from downtown Seattle to Oak Harbor. Met Desert Venture enroute – got great pictures. Dinner aboard Cutthroat – yummy. #
• Docked @ Bell Harbor Marina – downtown Seattle near Pike Place Market. Kids are loving it… #
• Back in Gig Harbor…boat cleaning day. #

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15 June 2009

Gig Harbor, WA

Our first week out from Shilshole found us headed generally south towards Olympia, WA. The first day we traveled down Colvos Passage to Gig Harbor. Gig Harbor is a charming town and one of the most protected harbors in Puget Sound. The entrance is particularly narrow and well hidden as you approach from the north. It’s also quite shallow and my attention meter was running high as we entered at low tide a couple of days after the full moon. Continue Reading »

• Departed Shilshole @ 1035 for Gig Harbor. Clear skies – light breeze from SE. #

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• ALL ABOARD! Kids arrived safely. Dinner @ Anthony’s w/ kids and Betsy & Chris who retrieved kids from airport. #
• Crew (Charlie and Kathryne) show up tonight… #
• Bow thruster fixed! Battery issue. Wx back to COLD & WINDY. #

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6 June 2009

We returned to Florida for the big graduation weekend for our incredibly handsome and brilliant nephew, Rob Wagenseil. When Rob was about 8 years old, he asked me if being the Valedictorian of his High School Class would help him get into college. Well, YEAH.

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