Well it is finally February and the weather is getting a little better! Days are slowly getting longer by 1-2 minutes each day and the sun is starting to coming out. We lucked out with both Saturday and Sunday forecasted for sun/clouds/overcast and no RAIN! Taking advantage of this, we spent the weekend anchored in …
Category: Puget Sound Boating
Northbound to Everett, WA
In order to travel farther while we are still working we have to preplan extra days off in advance. So when we scheduled a 4-day weekend it allows us to get the boat out for a good cruise especially after having R LiL Ship on the hard for some much needed work like replacing the …
2020 Lighted Boat Parade
This will be our 4th year attending the Gig Harbor lighted boat parade. Perhaps because this crazy covid year has kept folks in lockdown, there were more lighted boats and parade watchers than in any of the previous years. We heard one estimate was that there were at least 50-parade boats in attendance! Folks really …
Oil change and filters 101…
As the 1st mate on R Lil’ Ship it seems that every cruise we take, no matter how long or short, I always learn something new about our Nordhanvn 40, cruising in general or boat upkeep. It's actually quite humbling how much I really don't know and we have been boating as a couple for …
End of Summer boating
There is no place like the Pacific NW in summertime, especially if you are a boater. Most days range from mid 70's to mid 80's with very little humidity. When summer starts to wane, green leaves start to turn shades of yellow, orange and red and the hoodies are being pulled from the closet, we …
4 Dogs on an N40… What???
Yes we are the crazy dog people who take our dogs everywhere with us. We are the boat with paw prints, dog toys, barking and the ones that have doogie poop bags in every coat we own! Truth be told, we just wouldn't have it any other way so when Mike's good buddy came for …
Our Covid Vacation
Well what a weird year! Normally our two week vacation would be chalked full of new places in areas we don’t normally visit but with borders closed, and marinas operating at 50% capacity to comply with social distancing rules we found ourselves in a quandary over where to go. Fortunately the Pacific Northwest offers some …
Back to Cruising!
On May 5th, our Governor allowed for the opening of state parks and boat launches. Extremely exciting news for us as we cruise with 3 dogs who need exercise and potty breaks. The ability to dinghy ashore at a State Park allows us to get back to cruising and anchoring. We originally had plans to …
Social Distancing on our Nordhavn 40
We feel very blessed to have R Lil' Ship, our stout 40' Nordhavn. She provides us with a means to refuge and get away from the "crazy" that life has become amid the scare of the coronavirus. With the ability to cook in a full service galley, wash clothes, take showers, make water/power, compact weeks …
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