We feel like our lives are on hold for a bit. Europa is for sale and we’ve decided not to use her again. So…no boating for us right now! Our good boating buddies are in the San Juan Islands and we are missing all the fun.
On the way in to our slip at the Foss Harbor Marina on that last trip out, we spotted that silly dolphin – Cinco – having fun along the side of a ship.
There are a few other things going on, however.
Not a lot of fun watching nearby communities burn, from our rooftop.
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| smoke from Bonney Lake area |
Today is Mac’s first birthday! Hard to believe that one year
ago we were boating our way from Victoria to Tacoma to welcome him to the
family!
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| Happy 1st Birthday, Mac! |
It is very smoky so we’re stuck indoors.
We have family members and friends in California and Oregon – some of them on the move, so we’re keeping a close eye on developments in those areas.
We spent a few days at the McQuarrie family beach cabin earlier this week. We haven’t stayed there for a while…ever since we started boating really, so it was nice to spend some time at one of our favorite places. The sunsets were amazing (smoky!) and we were able to get a nice swim in.
While we were there, we took a drive around the end of Case Inlet to check out the docks in the Allyn and Grapeview areas. Waterfront Park in Allyn has some new facilities – nice docks with power, water, and pump out. The small town has a couple of restaurants and coffee shops. Fair Harbor Marina, up the road several miles toward Grapeview, seems nicer now under new ownership. We used to visit there in our little fishing boat when we stayed at the beach cabin. The gift shop has always been really nice. Seems to be fewer old crappy boats on the docks now, and everything seems a bit spiffed up. The grounds are nice. Not much to do once you get there, as it sits right off the highway, but a nice little marina for a future visit.
So, for now we're waiting...for clean air...and to sell a boat and buy a new one!
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