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”
Author Archives: Tales of Misadventure
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”
We’re Back!
Last year I put Kathy in charge of communications in our hope that she would keep everyone updated on our travels. I thought she’d be motivated by being responsible for such an important function and made it one of her KPOs. But alas, dear reader, I believe the evidence supports the facts–she failed miserably. Sure! Continue reading “We’re Back!”
Brookings to Coos Bay
We left Brookings with great enthusiasm – we had a great weather window, and our autopilot was fixed. We had done a sea trial a few days earlier and ventured outside the bar to test it. After 1.5 hours we deemed it fixed and headed back to port to celebrate. We left at 5:30 amContinue reading “Brookings to Coos Bay”
Brookings – Boat Fire!
A boat fire in one of our worst nightmares. I smelled something burning. Not a “wood in the fireplace” smell, but a “the whole house is burning down” smell. I opened all the doors in the boat and sniffed. The smell was not coming from Adventure…Phew! I told Sean to get his coat. I wantedContinue reading “Brookings – Boat Fire!”
Fun in Brookings
We had our first visitors! (photo taken from our MastCam) Rob and Keri came for a few hours to pick Tim up as he headed back home. We went to town for a sushi lunch, and they took us to Fred Meyers to get groceries. Since we don’t have a car, this was a niceContinue reading “Fun in Brookings”