Not Boating

While we didn't actually get out on the water this past weekend, we did visit the Europa while we hung out on the Foss to catch a glimpse of the lighted boat parade.

Caleb says we should be IN the parade and when we said, no, we're not interested in night boating, he called us a name. Woosies. Yep, we are.

We took a walk along a nearby dock as well, admiring boats that were far more decorated than our one measly string of lights.

It looks like some pretty cold weather over the next few days, and then of course, it's Christmas. Maybe the end to boating trips in 2017!

Enjoy the season!

Eagle Harbor - a Favorite 12.10.2017

Thanks to our boating friends Brian and Nicole for joining us Saturday evening. And an extra thanks for the homegrown eggs!  They made a delicious breakfast Sunday morning as we watched the sun rise over the hill in Eagle Harbor.

We took a brisk walk through the harbor park and were greatly amused when Captain Nick figured out that the ducks were waiting patiently and then gobbling up the berries that were occasionally plopping into the water from the overhanging Madrona trees!

We often comment on the benefits of few other boats on the water in winter, however, as the image shows, there is still plenty of activity in parts of the sound. We watched an aircraft carrier head towards Bremerton, while two ferries and two pleasure boats made there ways to other ports.

We are heading to Des Moines now for fuel and a pumpout, and then back to our own home port on the Foss.

P.S. The new mattress and bedding are awesome!

Back on the water! 12.9.2017

At last!

Commencement Bay and Colvos Passage were blanketed in fog...and it was so nice when it cleared! Although not the most fun boating, we are much more comfortable in foggy weather now. Getting used to the radar helps.

Arrived in Eagle Harbor after some good wildlife sightings: many porpoise (very difficult to get those sleek things on camera!), winter waterfowl, seals, sea lions, and an eagle sitting on the tower at Blakely Rock. Very few boats. Except for those darn ferries that seem to come up on us from nowhere! (Of course the "Tacoma" boat has the ginormous mustache.)

Just put up the lights and now enjoying the heated cabin and a glass of wine before heading to the pub for dinner.