Just spending time on the hook. Relearning how to just relax and be in the moment. After the months spent in the boat yard, with each day having multiple tasks to be done, it is a transition to just taking it easy. After a couple of days at Hunter Bay sailed north a few miles … Continue reading Enjoying the quiet
Every seven or so days Swallow needs be at a location where civilization is present. This is so domestic chores can be done: shopping, collect water, collect gasoline, drop off the trash and recycling, dump the porta-potti and a shower for the crew. The above doesn't require a large community ... the hardest to find … Continue reading Civilization
Swallow, Momma Kitty and Dave have arrived in Canada! A couple days ago motored across Boundary Pass from Stuart Island, San Juan Islands, to Bedwell Harbour and cleared customs. At the unstaffed boarder station I used the courtsey phone for a quick and easy call - Canada makes it simple and welcoming. Wind and current … Continue reading Canada
After a two-and-a-half of weeks living aboard SWALLOW on the water I'm much more comfortable to head to locations where assistance and a chandlery are not close at hand. The plan is to explore British Columbia Canada's Gulf Islands the rest of August and then Washington State's San Juan Islands in September. Now I … Continue reading Heading north
