The mid-to-late Fall weather has been nice. Not normal but nice in that it has been dry. Dry and cold is easier to live in v. cold and wet. I've always preferred cold to hot. One can do things to get warm: exercise, more and better insulating clothes, a good hat, good socks, have a … Continue reading Just meandering
I didn't pack a baliset ... (Anyone get the reference?) The forecasts said 10-20 from the SE was to be expected. I experienced 10-12 kts leaving Port Townsend Bay and Admiralty Inlet but very light to none the rest of the way. I went straight north to Rosario Strait and then entered Lopez Sound through … Continue reading The crossing
One of many reasons I purchased SWALLOW as my floating home is her woodstove. As the cold damp fall weather has settled in I've really liked having a source of dry heat. The woodstove's heat doesn't produce water as part of the combustion process like propane and alcohol heaters. When using the woodstove any condensation … Continue reading Dry heat
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
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
