A strong bit of high pressure, 1028 mB on SWALLOW'S barometer when I did the morning check, has settled in and providing the San Juan Islands some glorious weather. Sunrise at Fossil Bay, Sucia Island, San Juan Islands, Salish Sea. The crowds of people and boats has thinned so the bays and inlets are more … Continue reading Paradise
Damn ... it is now Fall. It surely feels like Fall as it is raining, cloudy, chilly and the wind is blowing from the south. Where did Summer and Spring go!? 😆 Over the past couple of days I've done laundry, shopped (four times) and completed other boat chores that need to be done at … Continue reading Fall
On a boat, like on land for our dogs, there is no poop fairy. What goes in must be handled responsibility when it comes out. On SWALLOW I have a Thetford 550 portable potti. This has a five gallon holding tank which stores a week to nine days of 'used' coffee and food. I'm not … Continue reading The poop fairy
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