Nearly 3,000 miles from home, we drove by John Day Dam on the Columbia River with Mount Hood dominating the background. We have passed this way many times on land, in the air, and even on the water. In 1991, we cruised these waters in the Fairy Boat and locked through the dam attached toContinue reading “Hood Winked”
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On the Hook
There was always something special about sleeping on the boat while at anchor or “on the hook” as the saying goes. Once the anchor was well set, the boat would move a bit from side to side as it reacted to the wind, waves, and current, but never drift. Small waves striking the hull wouldContinue reading “On the Hook”
Of Mist, Magic, and Fairy Boats
I believe in the magic of Fairies and boats. Yesterday’s blog showed a place where the Fairy Boat had once moored in British Columbia. This is a picture of it about 25 years ago in Princess Louisa Inlet, about 150 miles from where it was kept when not in use. This is a magical placeContinue reading “Of Mist, Magic, and Fairy Boats”
North to Alaska
The sun set as we cruised through the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula of Washington. We passed through waters we had cruised in the Fairy Boat in the previous millennium and resurrected ghosts of memories of the places we had visited. Now we’re leaving that behind en routeContinue reading “North to Alaska”
Of Islands and Dinosaurs
In a past century and a past millennium, we anchored by Sucia Island in the waters of northern Washington. It offered splendid moorage in places with such enchanting names as Echo Bay, Shallow Bay, and Fossil Bay. The latter is well named for its rich fossil deposits from a past era, the Jurassic Period, overContinue reading “Of Islands and Dinosaurs”
John Day Dam
Over three decades ago we took the Fairy Boat, our 26-foot Bayliner, on a trip down the Columbia River from Kennewick, Washington, to Hood River, Oregon, which involved locking through three dams including the John Day Dam shown above. We had entered the upstream side of the lock 110 feet higher than we were whenContinue reading “John Day Dam”
Once Upon a Fairy Boat
Once upon a time we had a 26-foot Bayliner which cruised the waters of Flaming Gorge, Utah, the Columbia and Snake rivers, and finally Puget Sound and British Columbia. The last 10 years we had it, it was based in La Conner, Washington, near the Rainbow Bridge. The boat had been the idea my ofContinue reading “Once Upon a Fairy Boat”
Chuckanut Bay
Once upon a time we cruised the waters of northwest Washington in the Fairy Boat, a 26-foot Bayliner. One of our favorite places was Chuckanut Bay near Bellingham, where we would anchor to visit friends on the nearby shore. Though decades have passed since then, the memories are still bright and happy.
Princess Louisa Inlet
Chatterbox Falls is located at the end of a timeless fjord known as Princess Louisa Inlet in British Columbia. Its waters cascade from steep cliffs to make a final 80 foot plunge into seawater just beyond the docks in this photo. The entrance to the inlet is guarded by insanely dizzying tidal rapids that yieldContinue reading “Princess Louisa Inlet”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 