tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61196601498863785252024-03-13T19:24:33.027-07:00S/V Loomba-LoombaA good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving….. Lao TzuJim and Chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356694152786160271noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119660149886378525.post-22960149133354379432023-11-03T13:37:00.000-07:002023-11-03T13:37:13.155-07:00Two Fall Road Trips 2023<p>The first trip was doing the Selkirk Loop. We headed first to eastern Washington, then northern Idaho, then British Columbia. We highly recommend.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiknjrvk3Un04xoPu0aH6He263qcbqSFPe9yfMlCFB2lFxLxaxKv4RB99si51jCi00dg8qZXmMDDHeirOnz8HYgUlo6BNN7Day3eW0XMYYTIci2GQPMbmYELo8GJaJK_wBYd66fCm1X1DFJONJXvvhohASfjQHLCLoiiyoa96UMf8U6_A5tiGkxPqKL9qU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiknjrvk3Un04xoPu0aH6He263qcbqSFPe9yfMlCFB2lFxLxaxKv4RB99si51jCi00dg8qZXmMDDHeirOnz8HYgUlo6BNN7Day3eW0XMYYTIci2GQPMbmYELo8GJaJK_wBYd66fCm1X1DFJONJXvvhohASfjQHLCLoiiyoa96UMf8U6_A5tiGkxPqKL9qU" width="320" /></a></div>Crossing the Columbia<br /> </div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO9Xb1KfrOlkzezftmfIpVagGKFb22owbTq7mFIC3zQS5upF6pjl9pMzmo8glaak-ovixOFygFwO8E2jtm_j4t08BP_6OoV_FEQHpy6EcBbNAt71ry0Ntv5NPeSiUbSYxOWnn0oS7XYXzu8WqXfa5m9TNlBwm3MZ9Y36prAiHJ42bx_cfuJyF-UJQuJDA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO9Xb1KfrOlkzezftmfIpVagGKFb22owbTq7mFIC3zQS5upF6pjl9pMzmo8glaak-ovixOFygFwO8E2jtm_j4t08BP_6OoV_FEQHpy6EcBbNAt71ry0Ntv5NPeSiUbSYxOWnn0oS7XYXzu8WqXfa5m9TNlBwm3MZ9Y36prAiHJ42bx_cfuJyF-UJQuJDA" width="320" /></a></div> Priest Lake, Idaho<br /> <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1a5UMC_z_GWC35bJWTJ-eVsFF2iM5tYKQDsqt-xCXmStWTjQcxj_avijo20x9IxxITZQHMDUj-T7edt1ijJ0s2u7SqkemBi0W9f1GKJb9XOs1BEHxIiGLHGsspPDnpFcOZb17d0x9qWEjABpmhKZnmg4kPGhrErskpQqBkktLAlOacWZQQ4qUV4Lb2Fk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1a5UMC_z_GWC35bJWTJ-eVsFF2iM5tYKQDsqt-xCXmStWTjQcxj_avijo20x9IxxITZQHMDUj-T7edt1ijJ0s2u7SqkemBi0W9f1GKJb9XOs1BEHxIiGLHGsspPDnpFcOZb17d0x9qWEjABpmhKZnmg4kPGhrErskpQqBkktLAlOacWZQQ4qUV4Lb2Fk" width="320" /></a></div> The <u>FREE </u>ferry across Kootenay Lake<br /><br />We headed to Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. It was beautiful, nice hikes, good place to ride our bikes and the added bonus was that the Kokanee salmon were swimming up river to spawn. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhObZ4vL85qXGTBh0tAz1ZYoKZpWs9FkitfmsUGYwu2s2yydOF85lKJHMOhW_lbZKwubZUVX56dfxoLFUnD8GA04Dr8Gk1gtmK5yCIJ8QtS64xQW6XyZRoR79kExzb0nUoApT2AMyU93ob2xNoOgfxqedxYUGBJ8dKncp-sepjEPNys2NV4_w04Se6Iku4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhObZ4vL85qXGTBh0tAz1ZYoKZpWs9FkitfmsUGYwu2s2yydOF85lKJHMOhW_lbZKwubZUVX56dfxoLFUnD8GA04Dr8Gk1gtmK5yCIJ8QtS64xQW6XyZRoR79kExzb0nUoApT2AMyU93ob2xNoOgfxqedxYUGBJ8dKncp-sepjEPNys2NV4_w04Se6Iku4" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">View of the lake<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6ns4yEEJN3pzzvp7Rj6gQmpVaGvyFErLOBrq5q-1_NUZy1Idrarqsw_UeXDb2Z3DbhwyzkufEJBVHGZdD5JZJArRKU2SsNFtNwqWod3VprSxLug0U9vXKQhRh13Pxkpy0W8lk4SfBRk-7MKHswrWOg1JVlCMtwSw2gvpzojBCTahAgrTrNa0fyBRvcdc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6ns4yEEJN3pzzvp7Rj6gQmpVaGvyFErLOBrq5q-1_NUZy1Idrarqsw_UeXDb2Z3DbhwyzkufEJBVHGZdD5JZJArRKU2SsNFtNwqWod3VprSxLug0U9vXKQhRh13Pxkpy0W8lk4SfBRk-7MKHswrWOg1JVlCMtwSw2gvpzojBCTahAgrTrNa0fyBRvcdc" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>The visitor's center in the park was wonderful and we learned a lot about the fresh water salmon.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisB7Vfv8K4fL6MV1jWdQvuFVvuqQg5xNQI_Qaz1oqx28E0T-YkKYOZB9h4yTYK8_wN2wr2JJfPGFOwnBcVHnGVTQOzrreh0TMhYkl6bxkBI1wmgtgzKcTtkCDipX-czBsgzP_kQK0ynQ-B2V8OryjyB58f2xBp4zOpt4UnYMifjNs2ar_V8HqWNAYJdzQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisB7Vfv8K4fL6MV1jWdQvuFVvuqQg5xNQI_Qaz1oqx28E0T-YkKYOZB9h4yTYK8_wN2wr2JJfPGFOwnBcVHnGVTQOzrreh0TMhYkl6bxkBI1wmgtgzKcTtkCDipX-czBsgzP_kQK0ynQ-B2V8OryjyB58f2xBp4zOpt4UnYMifjNs2ar_V8HqWNAYJdzQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">From there we headed to Nelson, BC. and then</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Beaver Creek Provincial Park</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHVtJq2R5-lR2LqhhKHKXOZHXk-Hz58sVG7UR5DVt61D_v47ns2J58sUA9tbvCuGOges9j7ZL5N86H2G53a0c235C6YWqAOFt2lqpUHl30_VkOZf-el4c8JoV1n4XlXA1Ce1oGwerUuFXFX4M4CJV2LSCKj26SeV0Y_6YYpvLR9il0mHwODLQqEeaREwc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHVtJq2R5-lR2LqhhKHKXOZHXk-Hz58sVG7UR5DVt61D_v47ns2J58sUA9tbvCuGOges9j7ZL5N86H2G53a0c235C6YWqAOFt2lqpUHl30_VkOZf-el4c8JoV1n4XlXA1Ce1oGwerUuFXFX4M4CJV2LSCKj26SeV0Y_6YYpvLR9il0mHwODLQqEeaREwc" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhucGyzagF6eUEsHx0mq6OuZtPjdJMnvnVD6v6WWzXv9jlNEuY40hBape_sOZ81JPYFAEXkAYSXqunilf0lQhHaExXJKgfiQwvfbdHM7VuT5YxXehJ4m9ZX2qis4Jcij2dV9LsU8I7lOJlH12VipDIgsPOvmYFZcOfxUMLjGzGu3erT2KDt27Znyj4x4xc" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">breakfast at "The Farmhouse".</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhglagot-FfY-13DjRmyPhsohaMvC-_dHwuE0pivtq-4eqruTzRrxGhiF4JcwLxIRie21tky_110QgpywS8bUzfjXzxp-xZhjbSYZrKvJkyVyuPzvaT8xZfzwPoZNTM32kpuJ7ZJyvcY6tByUVY4CBwaH8_SVrttol2k2jZRS0_YH_AcVOLQhZn7yL7EN0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhglagot-FfY-13DjRmyPhsohaMvC-_dHwuE0pivtq-4eqruTzRrxGhiF4JcwLxIRie21tky_110QgpywS8bUzfjXzxp-xZhjbSYZrKvJkyVyuPzvaT8xZfzwPoZNTM32kpuJ7ZJyvcY6tByUVY4CBwaH8_SVrttol2k2jZRS0_YH_AcVOLQhZn7yL7EN0" width="320" /></a></div><br /> We stopped in Colville for fuel and to stock up on food and then headed to to Steamboat Rock Campground in Eastern Washington.<p></p><p> Along the way: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGACK2glBV5LJEQm1M2a2Vy0dFoaS2ovVHwZmOx8W2HcMfQsW02TQ6IBvCQFP5-LddOFX71ByQqXKGWBFaA67-NbcSMSEgtSDpILQ03MVAlaWbi_k9f_F64cuI3htCWnFpE5A6bqIiP5L2NKXxhEUmzD-yib10tQAxZ2v-2DOK4UJVqSd0RDJi1kEovbo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGACK2glBV5LJEQm1M2a2Vy0dFoaS2ovVHwZmOx8W2HcMfQsW02TQ6IBvCQFP5-LddOFX71ByQqXKGWBFaA67-NbcSMSEgtSDpILQ03MVAlaWbi_k9f_F64cuI3htCWnFpE5A6bqIiP5L2NKXxhEUmzD-yib10tQAxZ2v-2DOK4UJVqSd0RDJi1kEovbo" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cusick</div><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-Lhi-d07aM45YXKa1gPhgAyuuVLFNKCpT8EXFOtQcymRFXrDkC4kskslR2evN4ax_BjHi8liKg43ceQPj4d0mH2ioe4hAkFM0aRpOCKE-zgXHA-NetxQ-kvmcdfv1RLxjI5JVgArdCz_CsmmjNtzZRumb1ZQs5qXG7KgbSdr8o-PWNJ8edpsi7YH22PY" style="margin-left: 1em; 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First stop was visiting my two nieces in Oregon and my sister who is recovering from surgery. From there we headed to Santa Cruz to visit Jim's college friend Joel and his wife Judy. We had a fun three days there catching up : </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT6kb-NTkhxmOpe_5Lssxt_TCuOCQ1IdHXz7pjwg9YI-MC90G4zar173ARt22tfvcL5TgoGbrw2n25iP1k0foBFo96j8RZ6m06k18Qi8U3qVojesSZl1lwKGWtvZEWpNyCKfuk7SWtRceRIkV_jesHaoZn_Dhh7y-OCkNWfEFBZZG2xoOJ50f2nRqA20w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT6kb-NTkhxmOpe_5Lssxt_TCuOCQ1IdHXz7pjwg9YI-MC90G4zar173ARt22tfvcL5TgoGbrw2n25iP1k0foBFo96j8RZ6m06k18Qi8U3qVojesSZl1lwKGWtvZEWpNyCKfuk7SWtRceRIkV_jesHaoZn_Dhh7y-OCkNWfEFBZZG2xoOJ50f2nRqA20w" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joel and Jim lived in a house in Boulder Creek </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and also built a house there - the start of Jim's building career!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxqnsU-HyZ7Lavvpx1HdAFJqY3pAqjXMWWvFv71vm6xxEjdslG_6aiINSwOt2w2_nfsmljp57B0OQeZ8FlPjakpj48EvBBBz-gQ-5lwqXShHGBdkBXCO8gUeGjFJI4OZl9KF-2WXAS6KmPfaJF5QkxVbr7QOS-HRCroDTp__kT_lI2ywcMoL2oxU-5RZA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxqnsU-HyZ7Lavvpx1HdAFJqY3pAqjXMWWvFv71vm6xxEjdslG_6aiINSwOt2w2_nfsmljp57B0OQeZ8FlPjakpj48EvBBBz-gQ-5lwqXShHGBdkBXCO8gUeGjFJI4OZl9KF-2WXAS6KmPfaJF5QkxVbr7QOS-HRCroDTp__kT_lI2ywcMoL2oxU-5RZA" width="320" /></a></div>Out for a walk along Lighthouse Point and lunch on the Coast in Santa Cruz<br />with Joel and Judy.</div><p></p><p></p><p>Next stop was a three day visit with our cruising friends Jim and Jean (Kanga) in Livermore, CA. We went for walks, a drive around wine country, ate some wonderful food at some great restaurants, and went for a sail on a nearby Lake Del Valle (maiden voyage for their new to them day sailer). And we got to meet Molly:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyrAeoTP9FrG5Npa8efm9zIE_vOn4Yg86DBtgo1B4NOYMoLReGtDV_lbeUaM69R5Ahe-k-6nHARWhM3CFacHGblu4iJyllcCmiDYhxu0QFk-j5TiB7UfXc0jbUXcaYRaR6YtNYo3tzwGVI55V7YQk7oc7fYD1hmUk9oXppnqr0K7ZQRfVzk0tXhjGouF0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyrAeoTP9FrG5Npa8efm9zIE_vOn4Yg86DBtgo1B4NOYMoLReGtDV_lbeUaM69R5Ahe-k-6nHARWhM3CFacHGblu4iJyllcCmiDYhxu0QFk-j5TiB7UfXc0jbUXcaYRaR6YtNYo3tzwGVI55V7YQk7oc7fYD1hmUk9oXppnqr0K7ZQRfVzk0tXhjGouF0" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7F-BJbMKQm2swZf5lZguwet2Vuxyp16Fw4Hel1Qq51QG4uDdBHuK_xJkgYPK5dbE8EAKJp1nL493T65SU6YqIwpIj6ngFrB0izPXhQu9Q_dd1QiAmicQkeEj-LVDya2ArzS5LykoZutkM1ITsrTF1s5Rgs3aQtLgLRuWIbeG_f4sUt96r1RsZhaJabHc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7F-BJbMKQm2swZf5lZguwet2Vuxyp16Fw4Hel1Qq51QG4uDdBHuK_xJkgYPK5dbE8EAKJp1nL493T65SU6YqIwpIj6ngFrB0izPXhQu9Q_dd1QiAmicQkeEj-LVDya2ArzS5LykoZutkM1ITsrTF1s5Rgs3aQtLgLRuWIbeG_f4sUt96r1RsZhaJabHc" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL6_vDx9vWMV9uLoYBZZXQGaX9WuufNvZPMb0ODG9MYam2ZwUriJl2NtkMqNUZQJx-7ty5rwDjwXBEFAHrjN5hrTImvdSrQ6BVfnLV-vyhOOtpzrA74t_DDTPP0TECCRufeLE9EBRCJz0YJPuT48CruDjApiWXo78XUhW9dRhQZKO9bG8z-XX-qDKZjBU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL6_vDx9vWMV9uLoYBZZXQGaX9WuufNvZPMb0ODG9MYam2ZwUriJl2NtkMqNUZQJx-7ty5rwDjwXBEFAHrjN5hrTImvdSrQ6BVfnLV-vyhOOtpzrA74t_DDTPP0TECCRufeLE9EBRCJz0YJPuT48CruDjApiWXo78XUhW9dRhQZKO9bG8z-XX-qDKZjBU" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicp0sfghsGWpJPZrbprdkDm_ZFiXU4rUBkWmArCZNgagxGx_S-8KDsEMJKptaefNFkDQTlvsdpZUEBNphvo1MIRZnPcKAOe3vgkG5cZFSfoGhS5pHbBUaKt3-UieVidwxmSZNYgzYo-ZHCuZH9yT0nZPq6cevREJTMxx8nM7OFIUdH6K8RqUzoj68fwIw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicp0sfghsGWpJPZrbprdkDm_ZFiXU4rUBkWmArCZNgagxGx_S-8KDsEMJKptaefNFkDQTlvsdpZUEBNphvo1MIRZnPcKAOe3vgkG5cZFSfoGhS5pHbBUaKt3-UieVidwxmSZNYgzYo-ZHCuZH9yT0nZPq6cevREJTMxx8nM7OFIUdH6K8RqUzoj68fwIw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoXoL0h0L0X4sHUMKN-lxyfQIpqWnVvA6Lok5igPybfrOX0MTQXUFLNCMKfgj5cUTWUEwTJbeIGKfrda0uWEYS-jxi1m8BQWaP7UEmXEn5oA-mTjs2ml6L9TrhqpWW_iuIKbFZHBT2l1dvtWTfuM_Lz388Qel2QzhJfFvoyYzNTXbO89hLjsviAlnmXGc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoXoL0h0L0X4sHUMKN-lxyfQIpqWnVvA6Lok5igPybfrOX0MTQXUFLNCMKfgj5cUTWUEwTJbeIGKfrda0uWEYS-jxi1m8BQWaP7UEmXEn5oA-mTjs2ml6L9TrhqpWW_iuIKbFZHBT2l1dvtWTfuM_Lz388Qel2QzhJfFvoyYzNTXbO89hLjsviAlnmXGc" width="180" /></a></div><br />The last stop was with Jim's brother in San Francisco. It's always fun to visit him and we had an added bonus because my good friend from middle school and high school drove up to SF from Palo Alto to spend a day with us.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Tunnel Top Park in SF (new)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTECxVm37qVE1tx2rwoc2LSnsnkvH9SxiRBixd1vvM6aSbdIJ2W-gy-djp71fwQHySVyAVC5rsJgzwFQiuiDCEroFXzQ34UXB_WAW7v3M0LImmcezbg4mFLsuxy3tdea5ACgogHjrBwM_vmL43cUHk-VTPLF5hFxZd7kDXR4WoqtLE0GmaMlOjcQZNw4I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTECxVm37qVE1tx2rwoc2LSnsnkvH9SxiRBixd1vvM6aSbdIJ2W-gy-djp71fwQHySVyAVC5rsJgzwFQiuiDCEroFXzQ34UXB_WAW7v3M0LImmcezbg4mFLsuxy3tdea5ACgogHjrBwM_vmL43cUHk-VTPLF5hFxZd7kDXR4WoqtLE0GmaMlOjcQZNw4I" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmBSTTdqxxNdEwQa2hbjx8Z1jSYY1IJeJt6MqzbLDBQelFsvEXMLGUBuwDtRhTeD09GXUzJZMdw3AuizbLJFB5-rzjPYDBFJk9S7wXeF0N8-F5jfE9G0MzNECr-eHYEO8NGaR1idL1PK4gl2y9erYyzI2BiGLW7wf87T-lwZSwReCMS0jQK-ggyLUHUcQ" width="320" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Golden Gate Park</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHSpTd0ozqhdEVxAO5iY_Suo34iWXwowOCBP23YQyfp1lp7FGHDCzV5mu42XuzaYwpXoFgJ3dOQA6x6Wr2v4WMdjAa_ouBKTDU_Ft7n3YTUZMZdpbEQeT79rineM0yRT7-75TZukalrpynPBrVjheoWJuVj22IaZGRg6DlcMiMv5i7JBHPps8S5tE-Ep0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHSpTd0ozqhdEVxAO5iY_Suo34iWXwowOCBP23YQyfp1lp7FGHDCzV5mu42XuzaYwpXoFgJ3dOQA6x6Wr2v4WMdjAa_ouBKTDU_Ft7n3YTUZMZdpbEQeT79rineM0yRT7-75TZukalrpynPBrVjheoWJuVj22IaZGRg6DlcMiMv5i7JBHPps8S5tE-Ep0" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bethie (my good friend from middle/high school)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on Dave's deck.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQrfHdoBM24Xo27t_eRUmxa5XgxgvSURYttwRFtkue49-QuXHM9v7Q0eDa0dM0k1deoJ4CIEi1Na46Unc_aRggCQJOvj79dkvJB07le_c6nViBIHD3tml-3tXMY4WuPe14uxtMTkJv1oDmfWt7c_ak_xUqAOcx6mJw7ajD0vx4iUPK4Tt_1IbtNr0Ozas" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQrfHdoBM24Xo27t_eRUmxa5XgxgvSURYttwRFtkue49-QuXHM9v7Q0eDa0dM0k1deoJ4CIEi1Na46Unc_aRggCQJOvj79dkvJB07le_c6nViBIHD3tml-3tXMY4WuPe14uxtMTkJv1oDmfWt7c_ak_xUqAOcx6mJw7ajD0vx4iUPK4Tt_1IbtNr0Ozas" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">John and Beth drove up from Palo Alto to spend the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">day with us.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We headed home on October 21, spent the night in Medford and arrived home on Bainbridge about 5PM on October 22, 2023</div><br />It had been a long time since we were able to take a road trip and it was great to get out in the world again. Jim continues to slowly improve. His next scans will be in a month or two which will tell us how he is progressing.</div><p></p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><br /></p>Jim and Chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356694152786160271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119660149886378525.post-50133223545469287542023-06-04T21:52:00.000-07:002023-06-04T21:52:43.528-07:00North to Vancouver Island..........<p> ........this time on our van aboard the Coho Ferry to Victoria. It was a really fun week visiting old cruising friends and for Jim to see old haunts from his time living in Victoria (many years ago).</p><p>The Coho ferry leaves Port Angeles on the Olympic Peninsula and arrives in downtown Victoria in one and a half hours:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv7mUL5e66pRY0b4GffhO0VrbR0CBuVyJBUgLZr6UsZoUomSvnxytHvs1wvSpfj9YlrBzcs1DkAqHWWnJGtrQELPJ5wCC4r2XBAd1lMz-Xq4j2p4Ie6Vywd3LMk23LqD-2ZKVFyAj9oStO5S3KFDm5Q2xOmwo2AMkrKOGD8CsDtNX07F3-Pz4-vp2E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv7mUL5e66pRY0b4GffhO0VrbR0CBuVyJBUgLZr6UsZoUomSvnxytHvs1wvSpfj9YlrBzcs1DkAqHWWnJGtrQELPJ5wCC4r2XBAd1lMz-Xq4j2p4Ie6Vywd3LMk23LqD-2ZKVFyAj9oStO5S3KFDm5Q2xOmwo2AMkrKOGD8CsDtNX07F3-Pz4-vp2E" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We drove up the west side of Vancouver Island then cut across to a wonderful Provincial C</span><span style="text-align: left;">ampground on Gordon Bay on a beautiful lake. The Provincial Campgrounds are big and very well maintained.</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYgtOvR9Dx2OLHONAd_eMCJgPgg6YUhnmB2iCkDT6QWuOXBCtzvkczOMSbCXXAArw3y8NGyD0Wa0Mbh8e64L2av0u3yJg9bNaX1QaKOC1vvrfnM29phExF1gYaGaeia7B1_U_kj_85qFftY0_UZWWjJNggs8lQMliGRlQWYWB1pB_fApnx78zHvxXV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYgtOvR9Dx2OLHONAd_eMCJgPgg6YUhnmB2iCkDT6QWuOXBCtzvkczOMSbCXXAArw3y8NGyD0Wa0Mbh8e64L2av0u3yJg9bNaX1QaKOC1vvrfnM29phExF1gYaGaeia7B1_U_kj_85qFftY0_UZWWjJNggs8lQMliGRlQWYWB1pB_fApnx78zHvxXV" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-yYI4olJUQ9BmdVoWkIMKinNIaGTvK8Hh1xL_kJ2d9wi5yzqCxWZE09n83-bdGC8aoQbxk4ADH2OXmvk8qs3FiG1sZU1aNMXfsx87zLHvZeWF9VaY5DGOAJd1fTQ2lum7oB1muttpZLapJJ_viW3-AMynGcAKhY3OLLMCjyYOTSMXyfsvYAEVtcr9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-yYI4olJUQ9BmdVoWkIMKinNIaGTvK8Hh1xL_kJ2d9wi5yzqCxWZE09n83-bdGC8aoQbxk4ADH2OXmvk8qs3FiG1sZU1aNMXfsx87zLHvZeWF9VaY5DGOAJd1fTQ2lum7oB1muttpZLapJJ_viW3-AMynGcAKhY3OLLMCjyYOTSMXyfsvYAEVtcr9" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>From Gordon Bay Campground we headed to Nanaimo to hook up with Bob and Gisele Coffey (s/v Relax) where we spent the night. We did a lot of catching up, took a couple of walks around the ponds surrounding their neighborhood and then headed up to another BIG and Beautiful Provincial Park:Rathtrevor Provincial Park about one hour north of Nanaimo. 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Unfortunately Ian was helping a friend deliver a boat from SE Alaska to Lake Union (Seattle) and he wasn't able to join us, but Diane was quite the hostess. 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We did the first leg (and most scenic) from Sitka to Petersburg. He has been heading north on a boat from the Seattle area every summer since he was a little kid so he knows the area well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDXVMvA3HKYJBYZLTyJbHBlxac0L2PxGNvq4OtI5rycbxO3Lo6nMPetPPXumCepHDbTw1LxKusjw3eaRkv3AUxzIrScIMOg4Q4TF4wO1BkDHew-zcmZ610elMqJB213_65ueYfOf7akkDXRAy4nKuyV4XGkT0NtH7gFqXcNjE5uUjG-6IYudTHH2u4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="1164" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDXVMvA3HKYJBYZLTyJbHBlxac0L2PxGNvq4OtI5rycbxO3Lo6nMPetPPXumCepHDbTw1LxKusjw3eaRkv3AUxzIrScIMOg4Q4TF4wO1BkDHew-zcmZ610elMqJB213_65ueYfOf7akkDXRAy4nKuyV4XGkT0NtH7gFqXcNjE5uUjG-6IYudTHH2u4=w619-h640" width="619" /></a></div><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We flew into Sitka (arriving at 3PM), got a taxi to the harbor, jumped into the skiff, headed out to the boat, and we were on our way to Kalinin Bay on Kruzof Island for the night. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZ6uHJUuXZKm9Bp52eKPtzJN3wPjHcwELPEV_PAvOl1Rvdig0jirN_hlHwyk1xFcveT8FD6LrMkELRnvnT7Z161ngkCJ7wmOuE7hFp2TkUrLFU5zoHDQOBePoIcrnnqhijr_pPQRhHP856QyyYtbHJLwV7zD7yfjpyl3uHDP_jdjLST2enIfVrdcFA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZ6uHJUuXZKm9Bp52eKPtzJN3wPjHcwELPEV_PAvOl1Rvdig0jirN_hlHwyk1xFcveT8FD6LrMkELRnvnT7Z161ngkCJ7wmOuE7hFp2TkUrLFU5zoHDQOBePoIcrnnqhijr_pPQRhHP856QyyYtbHJLwV7zD7yfjpyl3uHDP_jdjLST2enIfVrdcFA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div>(Jim's hat says "Where's the Fish")<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Kidney function has improved, the AFib episodes have decreased in number and intensity so he MAY not need the heart ablation surgery, and the problems with the stainless kidney stent have decreased considerably so he may not need the kidney stent replaced for several more months. Esham (his oncologist) suspects that these problems stemmed from dealing with Covid. Next appointment/infusion is July 8th. Then August 18th when he will have CT Scans and MRIs along with the infusion. We always look forward to that because every time but one there was improvement!</p><p>We have been concentrating on house and garden projects and waiting for some nice weather to head out in the van. Last week we finally did more than an overnight. </p><p>We spent the first night at our daughter's. The weather was good enough to have dinner outside! It had been a LONG time since we had seen them in person. We spent the night in the van and headed out early to our next stop to visit my sister in Eugene.</p><p>The next morning we headed west. We stopped to visit some cruising friends - Jon and Nancy (Sea Dream) and had a nice visit. They have a great house/property just northwest of Eugene. They just sold their boat, also. It was great to see them.</p><p>From there we headed to Florence on the Oregon coast and we snagged a great campsite at Sutton Campground. The weather was cooperating so we did a little hiking. The rhododendrons were blooming EVERYWHERE!</p><p>The next day we had reserved a condo in Newport so we headed up the coast, had a walk and lunch at the Roque Brewing Company Restaurant, and then checked into the condo. The weather slowly got worse - we woke up to a quite a squall, but fun to watch from the comfort of our room. The weather improved by late morning so we packed up and headed up to South Bend, WA where we had dinner and spent the night at the Willapa Brewing Company Restaurant (Really good pizza and beer) - a Harvest Host location. We headed home from there. 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All are vaccinated........<br />We cut down a Douglas Fir that was a volunteer in the back yard. We have watched it grow for several years. It's our "Charlie Brown" Tree:)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHVTZqUior-jbBnIvEBiWwQ0jI0PmP6XjJuO2bttOSFjf-A7bT9mfrhL4r9W4MV3wmz-0ktEykU-oXgaivMxCgfwisczGhV1C5NcXVhmutjqd46mZhTdtK00ycsg1vL_ORJoPNn9Sl8aNSDCcNdO2z4oPGWJxZFmxGutfXeo0YjSsA7tMygiad4Hw3=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHVTZqUior-jbBnIvEBiWwQ0jI0PmP6XjJuO2bttOSFjf-A7bT9mfrhL4r9W4MV3wmz-0ktEykU-oXgaivMxCgfwisczGhV1C5NcXVhmutjqd46mZhTdtK00ycsg1vL_ORJoPNn9Sl8aNSDCcNdO2z4oPGWJxZFmxGutfXeo0YjSsA7tMygiad4Hw3=s320" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicRsAk3pO1tv9GCD8gFV0Rg0PN15pMQ4DZdgf3Y5QQymvkoHRuVdqjmYqaJ1l2u8H47FWznVHV7eH61cosQSl-_0sfAYPIxan-NrZi6xPwT00lKRmYwWb24Xzx3I0wyIE1tOMWeKoRHQFECbdRP-h5gyHhfbwSoJABp-4X4ecYkqt4rqFIEv1aVtQF=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicRsAk3pO1tv9GCD8gFV0Rg0PN15pMQ4DZdgf3Y5QQymvkoHRuVdqjmYqaJ1l2u8H47FWznVHV7eH61cosQSl-_0sfAYPIxan-NrZi6xPwT00lKRmYwWb24Xzx3I0wyIE1tOMWeKoRHQFECbdRP-h5gyHhfbwSoJABp-4X4ecYkqt4rqFIEv1aVtQF=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEZWMFbb0Rm-ucVV1n5Nl1J9igk50JZRGDYRsVX1RrWKzKvel_fAFF3VDLA-3IrzHhci1tYvaZOansGRY09l-X0PcLEQXe9gzCIXTCBYqrzM8RskE1D8R2tW0pr9_GvDA9WBfJk5s6GJqT_OTarfTCyHPMM-bNYYaS8gn0_jRpELpgqOlz-bgQJNLb=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEZWMFbb0Rm-ucVV1n5Nl1J9igk50JZRGDYRsVX1RrWKzKvel_fAFF3VDLA-3IrzHhci1tYvaZOansGRY09l-X0PcLEQXe9gzCIXTCBYqrzM8RskE1D8R2tW0pr9_GvDA9WBfJk5s6GJqT_OTarfTCyHPMM-bNYYaS8gn0_jRpELpgqOlz-bgQJNLb=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBh_PrbgoylLQK8vPA-pTlj9QCYbxLFsEFzmDZ2YPNb0Z085r815RxM05iFD3fcdU5En-RgEHsyW14Yj37_vbX-4euee1Wk3Oi_QRLTRoGTGFuBBQVPPX8v_IccDJZfwQiEj1Cp9-8dmqmnsYMjTjHH8FNEz_xmudNJc5Z8n_B4l4PcFyKv52jH2pq=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBh_PrbgoylLQK8vPA-pTlj9QCYbxLFsEFzmDZ2YPNb0Z085r815RxM05iFD3fcdU5En-RgEHsyW14Yj37_vbX-4euee1Wk3Oi_QRLTRoGTGFuBBQVPPX8v_IccDJZfwQiEj1Cp9-8dmqmnsYMjTjHH8FNEz_xmudNJc5Z8n_B4l4PcFyKv52jH2pq=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih3L7UomgUiMA_8nOeCOq1BAL4ivB8BcFgbquOz3CoxdJj7CUOS23Zn8tJmAktTWbK5zBIiG59CZHtugm0nUufSMmdlDk2dTVY1f6tZuXF40-VKXIFG8W-ToxWMYEk4So0IK4G6kljl0dt6S6-p4cNs-T5Z1QTrWsKZI1vW6936iVZuGAEkall-N5Y=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih3L7UomgUiMA_8nOeCOq1BAL4ivB8BcFgbquOz3CoxdJj7CUOS23Zn8tJmAktTWbK5zBIiG59CZHtugm0nUufSMmdlDk2dTVY1f6tZuXF40-VKXIFG8W-ToxWMYEk4So0IK4G6kljl0dt6S6-p4cNs-T5Z1QTrWsKZI1vW6936iVZuGAEkall-N5Y=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhioOLu8GVShNFWHwxbjrd--D1fKJabLby9rjIKM0eWtS1yG0p-l6bvfWhsUlsu0qTWo_uos3DrVfZ7QIa8HWCq2Kj9TOCMqH6iqxYsiCbHuBpgL1rG4TkPIvtaiQxX9dsM2T3kgtpwKcc7zuxrWVYAl6CJy6La4VQVXVMTGkmoKWT78AV1kR25CQHt=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhioOLu8GVShNFWHwxbjrd--D1fKJabLby9rjIKM0eWtS1yG0p-l6bvfWhsUlsu0qTWo_uos3DrVfZ7QIa8HWCq2Kj9TOCMqH6iqxYsiCbHuBpgL1rG4TkPIvtaiQxX9dsM2T3kgtpwKcc7zuxrWVYAl6CJy6La4VQVXVMTGkmoKWT78AV1kR25CQHt=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Home Sweet Home<br />Nice to be settled back in our house, but we sure do miss<br />all of our cruising friends.<br />FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS!</p>Jim and Chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356694152786160271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119660149886378525.post-51444013573777857692021-07-21T11:39:00.001-07:002021-07-21T11:46:30.804-07:00Mini Cruiser Reunion........<p> </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; text-size-adjust: auto;"> .....with s/v Kanga and s/v Moshulu. So much fun. Lifted our spirits. Jim and Jeanne (Kanga) drove up from their home in Livermore, CA in their new (very impressive) car and Gerry (Moshulu) drove up in his newly renovated camper van from his awesome house near Mt. Rainier. All of us have sold our boats.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; text-size-adjust: auto;">They spent one night at our house on Bainbridge Island where we did a lot of reminiscing, story telling, and laughing. So much fun I never took any pictures 😐 We then went to Gerry's. He lives in community with a shared runway. He has a beautiful airplane in a hanger on his property and can taxi right to the runway.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; text-size-adjust: auto;">Jim's immunotherapy treatments continue. It has been a year since his official diagnosis and he is slowly improving. There have been a few hiccups but overall the results continue to be positive. Treatments will now be six weeks apart so we are hoping to do a few longer trips in "Billy". </p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; text-size-adjust: auto;">Here are some photos of Gerry's house:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XMjE2QMpeP8/YPhiyfcrZ7I/AAAAAAAAPAU/5sKshdTBpAIBbU9tYQKKbbXJT4Fw4iKgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/IMG_7712.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XMjE2QMpeP8/YPhiyfcrZ7I/AAAAAAAAPAU/5sKshdTBpAIBbU9tYQKKbbXJT4Fw4iKgQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_7712.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RsgwsGQdaX0/YPhiylHEBHI/AAAAAAAAPAY/PWKi6tQVS2gLum5DTgSmfrQjC4CSg0V9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/IMG_7716.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RsgwsGQdaX0/YPhiylHEBHI/AAAAAAAAPAY/PWKi6tQVS2gLum5DTgSmfrQjC4CSg0V9QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_7716.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pcb-OZtKfhI/YPhlEIyVOPI/AAAAAAAAPBQ/PswWUfr80o0uPn5FRXOb0XJ3fD4Iu9kpQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/IMG_7818.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pcb-OZtKfhI/YPhlEIyVOPI/AAAAAAAAPBQ/PswWUfr80o0uPn5FRXOb0XJ3fD4Iu9kpQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_7818.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p>Jim and Chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356694152786160271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119660149886378525.post-5923977279434440202021-03-19T09:46:00.004-07:002021-03-19T09:48:14.880-07:00It's Official: Loomba-Loomba has a new owner!<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nUyHMnYygfU/YFTO0UPRLUI/AAAAAAAAOi4/XFj2yajVh0ENjaBgjODStbWWxPkpO5bgwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nUyHMnYygfU/YFTO0UPRLUI/AAAAAAAAOi4/XFj2yajVh0ENjaBgjODStbWWxPkpO5bgwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_2557.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A big THANK YOU to Rich, Lori, and Alon at La Paz Cruisers Supply and Yacht Brokerage.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They went above and beyond to make it happen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We will miss Loomba-Loomba, the lifestyle, our friends, and the whole cruising community.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Please come and visit us up here in the PNW!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jim continues to slowly improve and that is our main focus.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our house renovation is moving along as time allows.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We hope to spend more time on our land yacht "Billy" between Jim's treatments. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Who knows.......we may eventually cross paths in your neck of the woods:)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A7vnw61Ocx4/YFTUXre71HI/AAAAAAAAOjE/wYgK-wmgWt0E9YsofZQEHY16eCnXk0M-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A7vnw61Ocx4/YFTUXre71HI/AAAAAAAAOjE/wYgK-wmgWt0E9YsofZQEHY16eCnXk0M-wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0480.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jim and Chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356694152786160271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119660149886378525.post-49522459612063745152021-03-06T08:47:00.001-08:002021-03-06T08:56:02.313-08:00Almost Spring!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KGp7IEpIAnU/YEOkwRJkBCI/AAAAAAAAOhc/UznJ584FkzYaMw2lO4f2S87zo9m9H_mEACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_7323.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KGp7IEpIAnU/YEOkwRJkBCI/AAAAAAAAOhc/UznJ584FkzYaMw2lO4f2S87zo9m9H_mEACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_7323.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> My brother, sister-in-law, Jim and I were able to build seven new raised beds</div><div style="text-align: center;"> in our vegetable garden last week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This lumber was ordered and delivered from Edensaw in Port Townsend on June 19, 2020.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shortly after that Jim was in the hospital and then starting treatments. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's been quite the journey ever since. The immunotherapy treatments have changed</div><div style="text-align: center;">his cancer diagnosis from a death sentence to learning to live with it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are now moved into our house (which isn't totally dialed yet) so we have a lot</div><div style="text-align: center;">of projects to keep us busy. I had my second covid vaccine on March 2nd and</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jim has his on March 12th so in a few weeks we will feel like we can be a little bit social again!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our daughter and son-in-law are getting their first vaccines next week (they are both teachers) so</div><div style="text-align: center;">we are excited that we can see more of them and the grandchildren in the near future. Our visits with them have been outside and COLD.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We're sure missing all of our friends out there............</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As things get back to a semblance of "normal" we would LOVE visitors!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jim and Chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356694152786160271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119660149886378525.post-89457921475555551002020-10-19T16:22:00.003-07:002020-10-19T17:05:19.061-07:00Fall is Here!<p><br /></p><p>This is the first time in eleven years we have been in the Pacific Northwest at this time of year. It's nice to see the fall colors, but it's also cold and wet. We are having a tough time acclimating, but are keeping busy with yard and house projects in between medical appointments. There is so much building going on that it's difficult to get electricians, plumbers, etc. to work us into their schedules. </p><p>Jim's treatment is progressing. He has his immunotherapy infusions every three weeks and kidney stent replacements will be every three months. We really like his team of doctors. The biggest downside is that he is exhausted most of the time (his body is fighting hard against this sarcoma) and he isn't supposed to lift anything over ten pounds. Needless to say, having been a builder/carpenter, he's getting really frustrated about not being able to do the things he would be capable of doing if he were in better health. Things are slowly progressing, though, and we are hoping to be moving from the garage apartment to the house in a month or so.</p><p>There has been quite a bit of interest in Loomba-Loomba lately so our son went down to San Carlos last week to get our personal stuff off of Loomba-Loomba. I was going to go with him, but because of Covid and Jim's compromised immune system we decided that I shouldn't go. With the help of Eduardo and FaceTime calls he was able to gather up our things in a matter of three days, take it to his house in Arizona, and he will drive it up to our house when he comes for Christmas. We appreciated his effort sooo much, but it was sad to see L-L without all the personal things that made her our home! </p><p>The only thing he didn't have room for was our paddle boards. They are still on the boat. If anyone is in San Carlos and would like to buy our paddle boards please let us know. They are both hybrid boards (good surfing and good paddling), they both come with expensive carbon fiber paddles, leashes and covers. They can nest together in a kayak stanchion rack if you do it just right. I will be posting on some FB groups soon.</p><p>So to all our cruising friends out there.........we will miss you! Please keep in touch.</p><p>P.S: If anyone wants to follow Jim's Storm Tactics (A private FB group of Jim's medical updates) please send me an email or a PM on FB and I will send you an invite.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-drynRntnIlk/X44c7YT7e3I/AAAAAAAAN-k/XNyLY-DDsJI8fvGeH2EWYUKKNXEB0XDPACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5739.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-drynRntnIlk/X44c7YT7e3I/AAAAAAAAN-k/XNyLY-DDsJI8fvGeH2EWYUKKNXEB0XDPACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5739.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jim and Chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356694152786160271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119660149886378525.post-84124069869999714252020-07-12T15:24:00.000-07:002020-07-12T15:24:38.492-07:00A New Journey........<br />
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Without beating around the bush - Jim was diagnosed with cancer last week. After five days in the hospital getting all kinds of tests we are now home. The treatment plan is not in place yet. The treatment team includes a pathologist, oncologist, hematologist, cardiologist, thoracic surgeon, and a pulmonologist. It's a great team and we are lucky to have them in our corner.</div>
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We stayed at Drew's house near Apache Junction for FIVE WEEKS! </div>
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Because of Covid19 he was home and isolating. He was getting a lot of yard projects done which we could help with and he was able to help us with some van projects. We also did most of the cooking.</div>
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It was a great visit!<br />
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Tosca (one of their seven rescue dogs) and Jim enjoying the view of Superstition Mountain waiting for the sunset on the new patio.<br />
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While we were waiting to see how things were developing in Washington we decided to tackle the removal of the faded decals on the van:</div>
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After we got the decals off we had a mobile repair/painter come to do some touch up.<br />
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Besides the painting we got the coach AC fixed, Jim fixed the generator, we painted the drawers in the head, and we added some portable solar panels. </div>
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We left Drew's early in the morning on May 15th, drove through a deserted Las Vegas and<br />
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We arrived at the kids house in Auburn in the afternoon on May 17th.<br />
So great to see them, but the reality sure hit home when they greeted us like this:<br />
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">We have made it to our son’s house in Arizona. Loomba-Loomba is in storage in San Carlos</span> <span style="font-size: 16pt;">and ready for hurricane season. We are so thankful that things fell into place for us to get across the border so quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">We are, however, worried about our friends and fellow cruisers who are still in Mexico and wanting to head home to the USA and Canada. Many of the cruisers who were heading to Central America or French Polynesia did not go because of port closures so there are more boats needing marina slips or haul outs and storage spots for hurricane season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">So our journey home began on March 14 when we left La Paz.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Because Loomba-Loomba was for sale we hung around at Marina Palmira most of the winter. We had a great time, but marina life isn’t normally what we like. Because of the Covid19 spread we figured there wouldn’t be too many people boat shopping so we decided to head further north, spend some time at the islands around Loreto and Puerto Escondido and then head over to San Carlos in May. That was the plan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">In reality we quickly made our way to Agua Verde (one night Isla Espiritu Santo, one night San Evaristo, and then Puerto Los Gatos). When we left Espiritu Santo Jim was not feeling well. When we arrived in Evaristo he had a low grade fever, felt achy, and had sharp pains behind his eyes. He seemed to feel better in the mornings , but the fever (100.4) would return in the afternoon. These were not Covid19 symptoms, but probably a very mild case of dengue fever, but we decided we needed to self isolate anyway. The next morning we pushed on to Puerto Los Gatos.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">was there. They had happy hour on the beach and it looked like there were only about ten guests and they were all sitting about six feet apart. They left that evening. We left the next day and headed for Agua Verde to wait out the next northerly and get some wifi. Jim was feeling better, but still had a low grade fever.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Loomba-Loomba got a nice bath while we were in Agua Verde</div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">We spent a week in Agua Verde. Jim improved and I was still feeling fine. We still did the social distancing, with one hike into the store to sit outside and use their satellite wifi (30P/hour). We also were listening to the morning SSB and HAM radio nets and getting info that way. Things were starting to shut down in La Paz, the roads to the beaches (including Agua Verde) were closed by the Federales and the campers on the beach in AV were asked to leave. We decided we better leave and get to Puerto Escondito where we could get wifi and cell service to wait out the next northerly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">The news we were getting from the radio nets was disconcerting. Restaurants and hotels were closing, road blocks were put up, beaches were closing. We assumed that it was mainly because of the approaching Semana Santa which draws thousands of people to the beaches – the perfect storm for Covid19. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">We decided to try to get to San Carlos ASAP and try to get an earlier haul out date if someone canceled. We were waiting for the current northerly to settle down before we crossed the Sea of Cortez for San Carlos. However, the early morning (6:15am) of March 30<sup>th</sup> a friend of ours raced over in his dinghy to tell us that all the ports in Mexico were being closed later that day. If we were a vessel in transit we could enter a port, but if we were already in port we could not leave. We immediately dropped the mooring line and headed out of the bay towards Isla Coronados and then San Carlos. We did not want to get stuck or sick in Mexico. We wanted to cross the border!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">It turned out that they revised the order so that privately owned cruising boats were exempt. They were really targeting the tourist trade vessels. We ended up having a great sail across, buddy boating with that friend!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">We arrived in Bahia San Carlos on April 2<sup>nd</sup> and immediately contacted the Marina. They had an opening for 9am on April 7<sup>th</sup>! We didn’t want to go into the marina – too hard to social distance and many people were not even trying. We did most of the decommissioning at anchor, only going ashore once to get our van (we got a ride from the owner of the place we stored it and all three of us were wearing masks).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">The whole scene in San Carlos was eerie. The parking lot at the marina was empty. All of the tourist boats were at the docks with no one on board. The marina restaurants were closed and there was no one around except the guards.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">-On 4/3 an 8pm to 6am curfew was imposed and beer production and sales were stopped.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">-On 4/4 there were reports of gasoline sales being stopped for two weeks in San Carlos so Jim and Rick went ashore, hopped in the van and went to the Pemex station to get a gerry jug of gas for Rick and a full tank of diesel for the van.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">We did it! We were on the road at 10:30am on April 8<sup>th</sup> not sure of what would happen at the border crossing. We were sure they would let us cross, but worried about potential quarantine, etc. It was actually the shortest line we have seen at the border (all U.S license plates), but it took us an hour because they were being so thorough. The border crossing was our only stop the whole way (there is a head and galley on the van). We arrived at our son’s house in Apache Junction, AZ around 6:30 pm – relieved and exhausted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">So here we will be for awhile before heading home. We are staying in the van (plugged in), it’s sunny (but not too hot), his property is 1 ¼ acre so there is lots of space, we can order groceries on line and go pick them up outside the store, and we have good cell and wifi! We feel VERY lucky that things have turned out the way they have so far.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Although we would prefer to be at anchor farther south this time of year where the water and air are both in the 80's, we have thoroughly enjoyed our time here so far. We were able to get in on some of the Christmas festivities before we headed home for Christmas. </div>
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Carnival in La Paz is not as wild and crazy as Mazatlan.</div>
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It's six days of fun but more oriented towards families.</div>
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We arrived in San Carlos on October 13th, worked on Loomba-Loomba in the work yard for a week, launched on October 21 and moved to the marina where we worked on getting the boat ready to go while waiting for a good weather window. We left Bahia San Carlos on November 5th heading across for San Juanico on Baja.</div>
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San Juanico:</div>
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We were in San Juanico for a week:</div>
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This yacht "Andromeda" is 350' with a helicopter and a huge variety of skiffs and chase boats.</td></tr>
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Because of the unusual weather we stayed in PE for two weeks.</div>
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We had never been to Steinbeck Canyon when there was water running so we did the hike and there was PLENTY of water this time:</div>
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Thanksgiving Potluck on the Puerto Escondido malecon:</div>
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We left PE and headed south to Agua Verde on November 30th where we stayed to wait out the next blow:</div>
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Agua Verde:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The road to the village from the north anchorage. Good for 4x4 high clearance vehicles only.<br />
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From Agua Verde we had a short weather window to head further south. We bypassed a few of our favorite anchorages and stopped at Isla San Francisco for</div>
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After Yellowstone and Grand Teton we stopped at Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area to camp for the night. </div>
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From there we went to Dinosaur National Monument. It's a bit out of the way</div>
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A bonus was the amazing petroglyphs on the way:</div>
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From there we went to Colorado National Monument:</div>
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Nice Campgrounds, beautiful views and Big Horn Sheep!</div>
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We were here a few years ago, but were tent camping then and we got rained out.</div>
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This time we had great weather.</div>
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The ruins are spectacular and it's well worth it to take a ranger guided tour.</div>
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The Park Point Fire Lookout has a 360 degree view for miles:</div>
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The highlight was our private jeep tour in the canyon with a Navajo guide who was born and raised in the area and lived in the Canyon in the summers.</div>
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Jim and Chrissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356694152786160271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119660149886378525.post-62249026801119841952019-10-11T14:42:00.000-07:002019-10-11T19:03:12.029-07:00Road Trip to Mexico Fall 2019 - Chapter One<div style="text-align: center;">
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We left Bainbridge Island on September 3rd, spent the night in Auburn with the kids, and then headed southeast. Arrival in San Carlos, Sonora, MX is scheduled for October 13th.<br />
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Our first stop was a quick visit with our cruising buddy Gerry who we haven't seen since we waved goodbye when he headed to the South Pacific in 2014. He built a house on an airstrip just south of Mount Rainier. So fun to re-connect!</div>
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We spent the night at the Hause Creek CG on White Pass.....right on the river.</div>
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The next day we stopped and explored Walla Walla, WA and then spent the night in the cute town of Dayton.<br />
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Driving through the Palouse Country is beautiful:</div>
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.....and sometimes humorous:)</div>
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......heading to the Wallowa Mountain area of Northeastern Oregon where</div>
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we were having our second annual rendezvous with my two good college/high school friends at Wallowa State Park.<br />
We had some nasty weather getting there:<br />
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The weather did get a little better and we spent a couple of nights camping</div>
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After three days camping at Wallowa SP</div>
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the weather looked pretty good for a visit to Yellowstone so we decided to hustle in that direction to get a few good days there before the weather turned.....which it did (the morning we left for Grand Teton).<br />
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Camping along the way:<br />
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We both had been to Yellowstone before, but not for many years. Although it is very crowded and there is a lot of driving to do to see everything we were glad</div>
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Summer in the Northwest</h2>
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Fourth of July 2019</h3>
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Lots of fun with Simon and Lily</h3>
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Pt. Defiance Zoo:</div>
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Lily's 2nd birthday:</div>
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Some Camping Trips:</h3>
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Port Townsend, Port Ludlow and Port Angeles</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Lily's favorite thing to do was to play in the mud:</span></div>
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We'll be camping along the way and should be</div>
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See our Website:</div>
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loombaloomba@gmail.com</div>
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info@LaPazCruisersSupply.com</div>
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La Paz Cruiser's Supply: 619 609 3432</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">We purchased Loomba-Loomba in 2009 in Alameda, California
where she had spent her entire life in San Francisco Bay (except for a few excursions to Monterrey). We had her trucked up to Port Townsend,
Washington where we started a total re-fit and we have been adding things ever
since. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The boat was built in 1989 in Taiwan and all equipment on
her appeared to be original factory installation, except for a new compressor
for the refrigeration, the rigging and the upholstery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">We sailed Loomba-Loomba<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>from Bainbridge Island, Washington to San Francisco in 2010, which was
the shake down cruise. We spent a month in SF where we upgraded a few more
things, then two weeks in Santa Cruz where we installed a new hot water heater.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We then sailed down to Long Beach where we
installed the SSB radio, Pactor modem, and dinghy davits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From there we sailed down the coast of Baja
and over to mainland Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">We had every intention of doing the Pacific Puddle Jump in
the 2013 or 2014 so we continued to add and upgrade. We were ready to head
across the Pacific, but by the time 2014 rolled around we had fallen in love
with Mexico AND a brand new grandson so we decided to continue to cruise Mexico
where we have now enjoyed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nine seasons! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">It is a very tough decision to put Loomba-Loomba on the
market, but there are many other places we want to explore and things we want
to do and we have both crossed the 70 year threshold. We are still toying with
the idea of putting her on a ship up to Vancouver Island and doing a few more
years of cruising in the inland waters of British Columbia and Washington,
which is probably what we will do if someone doesn’t snap her up in Mexico. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>The boat:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Loomba-Loomba is a Fairweather Mariner 39 (also known as a
Westsail 39). Bob Perry designed the Westsail 39 right before Westsail went
bankrupt. A few boats were built before the plans and molds were purchased and
shipped to Taiwan to be built as the Fairweather 39. There are 25 Fairweather
Mariner 39’s and Loomba-Loomba is hull number 23.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Minor improvements continued to be made as
production grew. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For Example: ours has
enlarged scuppers to drain the side-decks and keep the cockpit dry in rough
weather, the wiring runs are practically a work of art, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an air pathway was devised from the mast base
through the bilge, past the engine to stern cockpit vents eliminating any stale
bilge smell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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where we stayed for ten days with</div>
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perfect weather (cool nights, light breeze, warm days and warm water).</div>
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a very nice Cabrilla:</div>
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REALLY GOOD Ceviche (the farm just happened</div>
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View of the anchorage:</div>
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View walking down the trail back to the anchorage.....</div>
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.......and the dinghy parking lot.</div>
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The next day there was a potluck on the beach</div>
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This is a view of the "party house" from below:</div>
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Views from the beach looking out at Loomba-Loomba:</div>
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The San Juanico shrine tree: We've been there twice a year most years!</div>
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Our last night at anchor (in Bahia San Carlos):</div>
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They REALLY showed off one evening - playing and</div>
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View from the cockpit:</div>
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Great views on the hills above the anchorage:</div>
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Leaving Marquer heading to San Juanico:</div>
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It's been cold on Baja this year.......both water and air and the winds have been flukier than normal. It's been a very different season in every respect, but we've enjoyed ALMOST every minute of it!</div>
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From the La Paz area we had a great sail up to San Evaristo with a south wind before the next northerly hit. </div>
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San Evaristo: It's been a couple of years since we have stopped in San Evaristo. The restaurant has continued to improve and so has the store. The only thing we don't like about it is how crowded it gets and the fact that someone usually drags anchor if there is a strong wind. This time a 60'+ boat came within a few feet of hitting our bow broadside. We woke up to the sound of someone gunning their engine and their bow thrusters. They were able to avoid us at the last minute. Too close for comfort. </div>
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The Restaurant:</div>
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Nice moon rise over the bay:</div>
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Nice Sunsets:</div>
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The next Stop was Agua Verde where the amazing sunsets continued:</div>
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Early morning departure from Agua Verde (It was a motor boat ride):</div>
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Happy arrival........</div>
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Dinner at the condo restaurant the first night.</div>
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We babysat while Kelsey, RL, and Drew went to<br />
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Beautiful views and sunsets.....the perfect spot<br />
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We have been working our way up Baja from La Paz.</div>
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Heading back out tomorrow to the islands. </div>
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Scenes from La Paz:</div>
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The Malecón (waterfront boardwalk) in La Paz is great for</div>
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This is the old section:</div>
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This is the construction zone:</div>
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It's VERY nice, has more places to stop and relax, play structures for the</div>
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Carnival!!!!! Is a week+ celebration with a parade most of those days:</div>
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This was a first for us. We've never seen a personal submarine</div>
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La Paz has lots of very good restaurants, from taco stands to fine dining.</div>
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Here are a few of our favorites.</div>
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J&R Ribs:</div>
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Very good ribs, and many sides and salads to choose from.</div>
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El Estadio for fish tacos:</div>
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Ventrino for pasta, fish, and key lime pie:</div>
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The BEST shrimp tacos are at Pulpo Taqueria on Serdan and 5 de Febrero.</div>
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We found this place when we were exploring on our bikes the first time</div>
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we were in La Paz in 2011. </div>
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We can't visit La Paz without enjoying a La Fuenta paleta or </div>
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This was a cono con helado coco. Yum.</div>
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getting very "trendy".</div>
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An International Triathlon took place one weekend:</div>
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An unbelievable amount of work went into setting it all up.......</div>
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I re-varnished the interior port light trim. It was also fun</div>
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We were having some issues with a few things on the boat:</div>
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The Mercury outboard quit working,</div>
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some trouble shooting conversations with the manufacturer,</div>
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both outboards were fixed and tuned up by "Sea Otter Jimmy" </div>
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We will be in La Paz for a month or so. </div>
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Our stops between AV and LP:</div>
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Puerto Los Gatos:<br />
We knew our friends on Three Hour Tour were headed north to<br />
Loreto and we were headed south so we tried calling them on the<br />
VHF radio and they answered! We met in Puerto Los Gatos and<br />
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We stayed here a few nights. While we were there both the National</div>
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There was an amazing sunset that night:</div>
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View of the bay from up on the hill (tried cell, but no joy)</div>
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Puerto Balandra:</div>
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This is a shallow bay and the tides were very low.</div>
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We took the dinghy in. These photos are from the west side of the bay </div>
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looking at the boats anchored WAY out there.</div>
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This is a daytime destination for a lot of tourist boats out of La Paz</div>
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so it is noisy and busy during the day, but very quiet at night.</div>
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Because the tides were so low this snail was stranded.</div>
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We helped him find a puddle to wait out the tide.</div>
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Loomba-Loomba anchored in Balandra:</div>
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The bottom line for our cruise from San Carlos to La Paz:</div>
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Winter in the Sea of Cortez is cold and windy (relatively speaking), </div>
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and the anchorages are more crowded with lots and lots</div>
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of charter catamarans, mega yachts, and mini cruise ships.<br />
We much prefer the fall and spring on Baja.<br />
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