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
I have friends that are HAM operators and one quickly set me straight on how marine weather broadcasts are designated: frequency Yep 100% correct. The frequences are the official designation. Referernce to channels is how the radios are configured. Some details here from NOAA - http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/marine/wxradio.htm A snip - Channel numbers, e.g. (WX1, WX2) etc. … Continue reading VHF weather part 2
I like collecting the weather forecast by listening to VHF radio. I do this each morning and evening. Thing is the marine safety radio broadcasting is not well supported - lack of listeners and most people likely collect the information with their cell phone. Problem with government thinking that this is a workable solution is … Continue reading VHF weather radio
The laundromat was very busy and people 'in front of me' were not good at being present at 'their' machines were done washing & drying. I had hoped to get my single load done and back to the boat before the rain started - NOPE! My single load of laundry took four hours so I … Continue reading Laundry and rain
