Tales of Misadventure

Finders Keepers

As we wait for the final episode of Kathy’s seal story, I thought I’d give you a quick update on one of our latest wins. We’ve been in the market, as it were, for a floormat recently but do to budget and location were unable to procure one. We came into Anacortes (Cap Sante Marina)Continue reading “Finders Keepers”

Power Struggles

I was observing the ship’s power monitor in the morning, and it wasn’t looking good. The last few days were rainy and cloudy, which meant little solar power was coming into our system. We were at 50% on the batteries. We only had power for basic life support at this point. I looked desperately atContinue reading “Power Struggles”

Sealed Fate – Part 4

This is a multi-part story. Read part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | epilog Day 3 (continued). 30 minutes after the pup went missing, he’s back and he’s swimming with all his might to fight the current. And the fog is clearing. I message Jessica that the fog is lifting on myContinue reading “Sealed Fate – Part 4”

Sealed Fate – Part 3

This is a multi-part story. Read part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | epilog Day 3. We hear the pup moaning at the mooring ball overnight and, this morning, he still clings to it. The back of our boat gets rough when boats pass or the wind picks up, so IContinue reading “Sealed Fate – Part 3”

Sealed Fate – Part 2

This is a multi-part story. Read part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | epilog Day 2. I am already stressed for the pup, but it notches up more when I awake from a restless sleep and hear Sean up on deck say, “Hey there little guy.” The pup is still here, atContinue reading “Sealed Fate – Part 2”

Canada Check-in

We arrived at the Van Isle Marina Customs Dock around 11:30 am. The marina staff was kind enough to help us dock and then explained that we needed to call Customs. I went below anxious to finish the process. Kathy told me to sit down as she dialed the number on her cellphone and putContinue reading “Canada Check-in”

Sealed Fate – Part 1

This is a multi-part story. Read part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | epilog Day 1. 1 pm, July 18. I put Adventure in neutral and drift slowly toward the mooring ball as Sean reaches the boat hook over the bow to grab the metal ring. I hurry forward to helpContinue reading “Sealed Fate – Part 1”

She talks about it!

We took the bus into Brentwood to get groceries. I saw this and had to take a picture. It’s what popped into my head when I saw it. Kathy was unimpressed!

Outboard Surgery

Our 1988 outboard motor developed a sneeze over the last year, which sounded like an old man with COPD attempting to walk a short distance. Step…step..*cough*…step..step…*cough* and then stop…rest. No longer was it a confident, strong, reliable entity but a weak sickly thing that kind of made you feel sad. When motoring to the dockContinue reading “Outboard Surgery”

One IS The Loneliest Number

Last week there was a Catalina rendezvous at Roche Harbor. Since Kathy and I were already there, we were excited to join up and meet other owners of Catalinas to get ideas on how to improve our own. Twenty-five boats showed up, and we were quickly overwhelmed with meeting new friends, technical talks, and groupContinue reading “One IS The Loneliest Number”