The spring sail has now become an annual event to be shared with friends. We chartered a four cabin sailing catamaran, bare boat (without a crew) again this year. The first week we were joined
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True West British Columbia to California Oct 3 – 24, 2014
With the summer winding down and the temperatures dropping, we decided to move off the water and onto the land. The GMC Motorhome and the Smart were stored in Seattle for the summer, so Dan
Read moreTrue East More British Columbia Cruising Sept 1 – 25, 2014
The Broughtons are very different from the San Juan and Gulf Islands and Desolation Sound. This is generally uninhabited First Nations country with a few logging camps and small marinas with minimal supplies. The southeastern
Read moreTrue East British Columbia for August 1- 30, 2014
The first of August is Fleet Week in Seattle with lots of Navy including the Blue Angels and a major air show. At Bell Harbor downtown, we are in the heart of it with two
Read moreTrue East Puget Sound with Vancouver side trip – July 4 – July 30, 2014
After a wonderful July 4th weekend with Howard Yuan and family, we headed back to Seattle with the hope of getting Dan’s ‘pain in the ass’ addressed. While America may have the best medical care
Read moreTrue East Pudget Sound and the San Juan Islands Jun 11 – July 5, 2014
After a safe passage up the Pacific Coast in the Straights of San Juan Defuca, we arrived in Nea Bay just around the corner from Cape Flattery. This is an reservation town with a great Museum
Read moreTrue East Following Lewis and Clark down the Columbia River May 28 – Jun 10, 2014
At Kennewick we say goodbye to Peter and Diane who drive the GMC and the now dead Smart Car to Seattle where the vechiles will spend the summer. One last dinner with Jeannie and Phil
Read moreTrue East Snake River and Hell’s Canyon May 22 – 28, 2014
We have already taken ten days to tour the Olympic Penninsula in True West when True East arrives in Pasco, WA on the Columbia River. Jeanne & Phil provide local hospitality while Peter and Diane
Read moreTrue West Olympic Peninsula May 10-22, 2014
After having made our plans to head to the Northwest, we learned that the boat, True East, would be delayed about ten days for its arrival on the Columbia River. As the motorhome was already
Read moreSailing in the British Virgin Islands Apr 21 – May 6, 2014
Jeanne Kisielnicki’s birthday present turned into a wonderful two weeks of sailing in the BVI’s. While Dan was first there in 1968, this was a new adventure for Marcia in terms of the location and
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