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Karen and I head up to the Pacific Northwest for the final journey of the summer

Myth. There is NO pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

In winter or raining conditions the pilothouse is a must. Just pass up the chips and dip

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Karen and I in Sidney with the Captain

We pull into Sidney and who do we pull in next too? Ron Blackwell. Ron runs the Spencer group.
http://www.spenceryachts.net

  

He said "drop by and buy me a beer sometime" so I did. ... Also Ron's crew

  

No trip would be complete without projects. A new head for the forward head.
And this chafed wire that took us almost 4 hours to find and replace. It was a great test of skill.

  

Nice house on the island. A shot of the helm after the replacement of the old chart plotter.

  

I took over the helm for a few hours while Barry did some chart plotting (note the new Tivo remote)

     

Butchart Gardens a must see stop. Karen and the boar...

More shots of the gardens. Pictures just do not capture it

  

 

More shots of the crew and boat

    

Maple Bay. Season is over so we had no problem getting a good slip. The dog park

     

Barry and the local art work. Our final ferry stop at Friday Harbor.

More to follow at Christmas. Had to return to California so I could put shorts on again