For the past couple of weeks I've been gunkholing my way south. Gunkholing is a boating term referring to a type of cruising in shallow or shoal water, meandering from place to place, spending the nights in coves. The term refers to the gunk, or mud, typical of the creeks, coves, marshes, sloughs, and rivers … Continue reading Gunkholing
I try to be 'off the grid' ... but not having Internet access may be the hardest part (for me). I do use a smartphone and access the www often. Many things these days cannot be done without access to web and it is close to impossible to find a payphone. I've found I can … Continue reading Cellphone coverage
Today I, and Momma Kitty, have been living a boat for five months (2.5 on SWEET PEA and now 2.5 on SWALLOW). As Fall settles in around the Salish Sea meaning every few days a front comes through bringing stronger winds for a a few hours or a day. Last night a front transited bringing … Continue reading Five months
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 terribly … Continue reading The poop fairy
Two weeks ago Mother Nature went from summer to fall with no transition. It was sunny and warm one day and the next are chilly, windy and wet. The winds have been blowing consistently out of the south, a very good indicator in the Pacific Northwest that the season has transitioned. Summer is light northerlies … Continue reading Rainy days
