San Juan-derings

Lots of crabs in this bay.  (It shall remain our secret.)  We got several keepers out of all these.

The Stuart Island School, the new building, from the 1980's.  The original is now the library and the teacher's residence is a charming museum of island history.  Do visit the next time you come to Reid or Prevost Harbor.

The view from our boat to the NW from Shallow Bay on Sucia Island.

9/11/11 Hurricane Ridge

Truly Awesome!

Are the Northern Arizona sunsets always this glorious? Thanks to the jet stream suddenly moving south, the sky was churning with all manner of clouds in shades of crimson and gold against deep blue. The show lasted all the way down the highway from the Grand Canyon park to the town of Williams, where we spent the night on another section of historic Route 66.

Smooth Sailing in BC this Summer

"Pax", from Olympia, Rod and Susan's trimaran

Peaceful sunset off Montague Marine Park

Our boat at anchor

The high cliffs of Galliano Island

Hazy BC Sunsets

Smoke from interior forest fires blending with normal ocean haze made for an unusual sunset at the Cowichan Bay Regatta margarita party and steak dinner on the beach. The sun actually turned red-violet but the camera didn't capture the color.



Our last night in B. C. we witnessed a glorious sunset in heavy haze that turned the sun an intense orange that reflected onto the water like molten gold. As it dropped closer to the horizon it just disappeared into the mist.

Around 3 am lightning lit up the sky followed by heavy rain that washed the dirt from our boat. We were looking good when we landed at the US customs dock in Friday Harbor the next day. Three limes got confiscated, but no worries, we were out of tequila anyway.