Sailing Trip 2022

 Here are the places we stopped for this year's trip.

1.        Everett

2.        Coupeville

3.        Cornet Bay

4.         Port Townsend

5.         Garrison Bay

6.        Anacortes

7.         Coupeville

8.         Everett

 

 

New Year's Hike 2022: Ebey Waterfront Trail

 We haven't had a snow-covered New Year's hike until today!! A 20 minute drive north took us to the trailhead at the Marysville Boat Launch Park for the Ebey Waterfront Trail. There were a few others out braving the elements, but the snow covered walk was mostly to ourselves. Bald eagles overhead, a blue heron standing in the snow, and a wintery view of Mt. Rainier made for an enchanting, if chilly, trek. Colin is missing this year because he is staying warm in Texas for the week!

Sailing Trip 2021

 For our yearly boat trip we skirted Canadian waters. Here are our ports of call and crew:

Day 1  Everett

Day 2   Coupeville

Day 3   Anacortes

Day 4  Blaine

Day 5  Sucia Island

Day 6  Garrison Bay

Day 7  Coupeville

Day 8   Everett

Previous trips: 2020; 2019; 2010; 2009.

Summer Sailing Trip 2021: Day 4 - Cian

After our long journey through Anacortes the day before, we traveled to Blaine, home of the Peace Arch, for a peaceful visit to the border of Canada. On our way to the arch, we stopped to take pictures with some orca statues and of the view. We hung around the Peace Arch for a bit until we decided it was time for some ice cream. We ate our ice cream and wandered back to the boat. After relaxing on the boat for a while we dinghied over to a beach on another island so we could finish off the day playing in the water.   -Cian

                 

                      

               

                      

 

Summer Sailing Trip 2021: Day 5 - Emma

As much as we would have liked to continue up to our favorite destination of Nanaimo, BC from Blaine, we made our way back south. Blaine’s docking situation made for the easiest casting off of the trip and it was smooth, sunny sailing from there to Sucia Island. We dropped anchor in Echo Bay, finding a cozy spot between two small private islands that provided a peaceful, secluded stay. All but Caleb took the dinghy to shore, navigating rocks near the beach and taking a dip in the frigid water. The rest of the afternoon was spent on the boat finding shady places on deck to read, paint, draw, and relax. We didn’t explore much of the island but it was all-in-all a pretty perfect day.

New Year Day's Hike

 A new family tradition is to go hiking on the first day of the year. This year's hike was along the Ebey Slough Dike. After living in Snohomish for almost 20 years we just now discovered this hike...we'll have to return before another 20 years pass.

Sailing Trip 2020

This Summer we cruised around Whidbey Island, the San Juans, and into Hood Canal. Here are the places we stayed at: