Tucked Away Before Dark
We got in half an hour before sunset and hot Vingilótë tied up and tidied away before dark.
Day: December 12, 2020
Visiting Port Townsend again
We took the new Miele oven, and Vingilótë, to Port Townsend where the awesome electrician Mort installed it. Sailing in December in The Salish Sea is chilly, but as long as you have the right gear...
Orcas Island, the Barnes islands, and the Sisters
The San Juans are gorgeous. We are coming up on the Eastern tip of Orcas island, outside Barnes I and II, and the Sisters. And in the distance Maria Island behind us.
Once Again: Entering Rosario Strait
Maria Island to starboard so about to enter Rosario Strait.
Cold but Pretty
Actually, Irene’s wearing sufficient layers and her new heavy coat (a Gill OS2), so she’s not cold, but she is pretty (I think beautiful). On my love with my love doing what I love. Life Is...
Here there be fog
Cold December morning air + (relatively) warm water = sea fog forming. Visibility will drop to bull when we enter the fog bank. Pretty here, though.
Oh Canada
Ah, Canada. So near, and yet so far away.
Underway in 35 Fahrenheit
And we’re underway. No wind, so motoring until we find some. The Yanmar 57s purring at 2,500rpm, and pushing us along at 11.8 knots. Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy (and warms me up).
Icy
We got up at 6:30, wanting to get going by sunrise, about 8am at this time of the year as far North as we are (at the border with Canada). It had dropped below freezing, Vingilótë covered in a...
Frozen docking lines
Very icy boat this morning. All the lines were frozen stiff.