Yesterday got away from me, so firstly: Happy birthday mom!
On Saturday evening, over dinner with the Docwassers (blended name used for our new-boat-owning neighbors) we all decided to hit the water on Sunday for a new year's trip.
Europa headed to Bainbridge, while Stay Awhile took another family member for a ride. We met up in Eagle Harbor later that afternoon. Typical winter boating...beautiful and relatively boat-less.
We woke to frosty surfaces. Steve went for a 4am walk with the dog and snapped a couple of early morning shots of the boat at the Waterfront Park dock.
Speaking of the dog. Chelsea is a 14-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel. She's adorable and took to the boating life immediately, Sunday being her first time on Stay Awhile. (I'm thinking the 4am trip on a frozen dock wasn't about her.)
We left Eagle Harbor yesterday morning, with a beautiful backdrop of snowy Olympic mountains.
We motored through Agate Pass and entered Liberty Bay to spend our second night at the Poulsbo Marina.
As we were preparing for a shared dinner of homemade tamales, we noticed some activity on the dock...several men in beautiful blue tartan kilts. Of course we had to investigate. We learned that one was getting married that evening. He welcomed us to join the bonfire later.
As we were finishing dinner we saw a procession on the dock, complete with torches and bagpipes! We followed them up to the bonfire, where the short (and cold!) ceremony took place. The bonfire was huge and the whole thing was quite splendid. We noticed some "vikings" in the crowd and after talking with a few people learned that it was a blended Scottish and Scandinavian wedding.
The wedding party retired to a nearby hall and the four of us were left to mind the fire and welcome in the new year. We hung out for a while, enjoying the warmth...but didn't make it until midnight. (More like 8:40pm.)
Here's to a 2019 of many more fun boating adventures!
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