Thaikarl at 40 feet. my eyes are smiling, and so am i
leaving seattle in our wake, bound for desolation sound
first anchorage. near that barge, in Burrows Pass near anacortez
what kind of ship are they making here?
Friday Harbor, San Juan Islands USA
why is the wheel facing the stern?
pumping out the poop
friday harbor. fog came in, we had to anchor up and stay the night
we didn't go anywhere this night.
cooking spagetti on deck
Mess-o-crabs in the pot in the morning. six keepers
yummers
that sail seems inadaquate for that long a boat....
morning in friday harbor
we visited with Mikes friend whose has this house and cabin on friday island
seymoor island
"Battleship Rock"
currant pulling the bouy
pender island, canada
Canadian customs building. but you actually just call them on the phone, they ask some questions, and give you a number to display on your cabin
life is hard
explorers were here...
shore party in Nanaimo
no go boat. took apart the hydralic relief valve trying to fix it
but THEREs the REAL proble. broke the shear pin and the prop drive shaft seperated from the transmission.
we had to hold 10 year old Errol by his legs, and insert him into the bilge to retrieve the shaft key. we were to big to fit down there.
mike and nathan go in for parts
i LoVe Fixing boats
somebody's got cash up here...
uh, what? that's NOT a maple leaf eh?
i'm soooo ready for this
big sheave. now garden ornament
creepy statue. real glasses.
eh?
log tender boat
crusty marina guys. and dog.
yes, i take the helm sometimes
that's a pretty clear message
beauty eh?
Refuge Cove.
showers 4$, dozen eggs and a pop 8$, 12oz seattle best coffee 18$!
Refuge Cove
Daves garbage service. we think he just dumps it in the channel at night.
aquaculture?
nathan rowing out to put a line around a tree to keep us on anchor spot
Mike: "Nathan, i appreciate what a tree hugger you are, but just tie a bowline around it and quit messing around!"
Errol, your life jacket is a little large...
i'm taking this thing off...
free at last!
high tide to the trees
the whiteish color in the water is from millions of jellyfish
more jellyfish beside the boat. SCUBA diving into these was phenomenal!
plenty of lines to rig up a hammock onboard a large sailboat like the Armadillo
Millions of jellyfish. "what does it mean?"
millions of jellyfish in the water filled this cove! AMAZING! we went SCUBA diving thru these. it was incredible. they were in a layer from 10' to 30' deep
smoke from forest fires fills the air
nathan enjoys the 74 degree surface water. 55 degrees ten feet down though
dive gear drying out
nathan hanging out
Errol is quite focused, Maple Bay Canada
Maple Bay Pub
Maple Bay, Canada
MiKa - we got free moorage for playing here...
birds heads... in the rocks
Homeland INsecurity USA
Doe Bay, Orcas island USA
MiKa at Doe Bay - make 36$ in tips and free pizza tonight!
Guess who this is for?
