After a grueling 18 hours on I-5 (David was flipped the bird 3 times in the last three hours of the drive), we got back to Poulsbo yesterday afternoon around 4 o'clock. We were both really tired and ready for a good night's sleep so we had a quick bite to eat, popped in a DVD and went to bed leaving the unpacking and organizing for today. The...
David and John finished the deck this afternoon and it looks amazing! Working with straight lines and on a somewhat-even surface was a nice change for David, but the project still took longer than expected with breaks for trips to Home Depot to pick up forgotten items or for recharging the batteries (literally) – not quite on par with a boat job, but close! While the guys toiled...
McKayla & Alyssa Our time in Las Vegas was short, but sweet. Going from the sea to the desert is always difficult for us and we become slaves to air conditioning and fizzy drinks to keep our throats coated but managed to make the transition from wearing layers of clothes to shorts without too many problems. McKayla's into crafts now, so we spent A LOT of time...
The 2010 winter-moorage gang in Poulsbo. David and his cake. Yesterday was a great day and a bit of a surprise for David. Before embarking on a 1200-mile drive to Las Vegas to spend some time with Chris, Stacia, and the girls, we had a farewell potluck dinner at the marina. My contribution to the meal was a chocolate birthday cake which was...
Two views of the starboard side solar panel. The 3rd on will mount on the radar arch. Two of the solar panels for our new array arrived last week and have been sitting in their boxes up in the forward cabin patiently waiting for the weather to settle down so they could be mounted which is exactly what happened on Saturday and Sunday. Unfortunately, the local high...
Five years ago today, we stood on top of a hill overlooking the Hauraki Gulf and exchanged wedding vows in a simple, but beautiful, ceremony making the 9th of April one of our favourite days. I can't tell you what finally prompted the decision to make our relationship“official”; but I like to joke that within weeks of my finally agreeing to give up my maiden name, we were...
Our return to Poulsbo hasn't been nearly as productive as we'd hoped and it appears that our May 1st departure is no longer a possibility. The spring weather is incredibly unsettled with several days of high winds and rain with only brief periods of respite before the next system moves in making it impossible to get any of the outside work done, so we decided to do what...
