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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”

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!”