S/V Loomba-Loomba

We are now in Marina San Carlos after spending three full days in the work yard. We have a few things to accomplish in the marina (fixing the roller furling, getting the  outboards tuned up, getting some canvas repair done and cleaning and polishing), but we hope to be out of here in a week or so. The second leg of our trip to Mexico was south through Utah. Moab: We spent several nights camping along the Colorado River. We went to Arches one day, but we had been there before and  it was so crowded we decided to do other things. The van far below us as we hiked up to see Bow Tie and Corona arches Bow Tie Arch upper left, Chrissy in the middle and Corona Arch on the upper right.  There is a great bike path right along the river......... Canyonlands: Island in the Sky and The Maze This is the view of The Maze section of Canyonlands from Island in the Sky One way to get back down to Moab from Island in ...

We left the kid's house in Auburn, WA on September 7th headed to the annual "Cruiser Campout" which was at Rasar State Park on the north bank of the Skagit River at the West end of the North Cascades Highway. Although it rained off and on we all had a great time - great people, great food, a few bocce ball games, bike riding, AND a jigsaw puzzle that took the whole crew to finish. Thanks Dave and Merry! and thanks Pam and Richard for organizing the whole thing. From the Cruiser Campout we drove east across the North Cascades Highway and then south toward McCall, Idaho. Diablo Lake Rainy lake (Where Kelsey and RL had their wedding) Washington Pass Overlook We stopped in Winthrop for lunch and then Loup-Loup Campground for the night. Loup-Loup Campground The next day it was a beautiful drive through the Palouse Country and over a very steep and winding pass -  ending up at a BLM Campground near  Lewiston, Idaho on...