Heaven is a little place on earth called Princess Louisa Inlet and Chatterbox Falls. After years of dreaming of cruising to Princess Louisa Inlet and hearing stories from other boaters of how beautiful this unique anchorage is, it is really hard to describe a place that just takes your breath away! Arriving to the entrance …
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July 1, 2024 marked the end of a countdown to my impending retirement. Mike, retired in April and had to patiently or perhaps impatiently wait for my big day to arrive so we could start our fulltime cruising goals. As I write this, I have truthfully only been retired for one week, I don’t think …
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ADJUSTING TO BOAT LIFE It has been a little over 3 months since we sold our land home and finally made the move onto Escapade. At the time, it felt like an overwhelming process. Going through everything we had accumulated over the years and determining what was important to us and what could go is …
This blog is about our firework free 4th of July.
The first official Tacoma Power Squadron rendezvous of 2023 took place close to home in Tacoma, WA at Dock Street Marina. I think we traveled all of 2 NM to get to Dock Street from our marina but regardless of how far we cruise everytime we untie our lines and set out, there is always …
It's been a busy year for the crew of Escapade. We have not blogged much, as we have been busy working on our new to us N47, learning her systems, fixing her up and just enjoying what cruising time we can get in while still working and dealing with life and loss after covid. We …
We have owned Escapade since December but until recently have only spent a few short weekends on her whilst transiting to have work done or staycations at our dock. Nothing that could really be considered a true "maiden voyage" or journey. So when it was time to head north to Victoria BC, Canada for the …
What a ride its been! In December of 2021 we sold our beloved Nordhavn 40, R Lil' Ship and purchased a 47 Nordhavn we have renamed MV Escapade. Since physcially aquiring our new boat, we have not had much of an opportunity to cruise as we have been making alot of repairs and additions. Normally …
Although we were not really looking and the last half of 2021 was riddled with life event challenges, we jumped in feet first and did it again! Yep, you guessed it, we bought yet another boat despite foolishly convincing ourselves we wouldn't buy another. We found a Nordhavn 47 that will afford us much more …
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