The wind blows and blows here at Poulsbo. Not like when we were in Drake Bay and we blew out the anchor snubber. But one of those “somebody who didn’t put out enough anchor chain is gonna be dragging” kinda blows. Sure enough, mid afternoon, a big power boat broke lose and started drifting down o…
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A lazy summer on the boat
July 6 After a night on the mooring buoy, Dave decides he wants some dock time at Winslow. So we head to the dock to recharge and get some hot water for showers.
July 7 After having been out for a week, we decide to head back to Carillon Point through the locks for a week back in the condo at h…
A missing chicken
Melissa subscribes to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box from Hitchcock restaurant in Winslow. They bring the boxes over to Seattle every Sunday. Today Melissa’s box was due to be delivered to Seattle. Ironic since we are over on Bainbridge. (Later Melissa would have the boxes delivered…
New favorite toy
With most fireworks shows having been canceled, we had debated where to hang out for the 4th of July. Having decided we liked the view at Brownsville marina, we decided to just hang here. Dave was determined to find a hot dog – because you know – 4th of July. Alas there were no hot dogs to …
A long overdue visit with friends
Yesterday, to get ahead of the July 4th holiday weekend traffic through the locks, we decide to depart early and head to Winslow. After spending the night at Winslow we decide to head to Brownsville. A small marina we had never visited before. Along the way we stop at Jim and Margaret’s daughters…
More air horn!
As its supposed to start raining Saturday, we decided to take Friday off and head out through the locks with Kelly and family.
In our two-bedroom condo, Kelly and Nicole are sleeping in the master so we could put the air mattress in there for Carson. And while we were told Logan’s favorite pla…
Guys Fix Exhaust Pipe (Again!)
Melissa’s brother Kelly decided to come up from California for a visit. That meant we wanted to take him, his two sons, and girlfriend out for a sail on Apsaras. Alas she is in bad need of a repair to her exhaust hose. Its been giving Dave fits lately and resulted in a recent disastrously me…
Bonding with Logan
Melissa’s brother Kelly decided to come up from California for a visit. That meant we wanted to take him, his two sons, and girlfriend out for a sail on Apsaras. Alas she is in bad need of a repair to her exhaust hose. Its been giving Dave fits lately and resulted in a recent disastrously me…
The 2.5HP Motor Dies A Sad Death
You may recall that last fall we had a heck of a time with our 2.5 HP motor. It was overheating and Dave was very concerned that it might have taken its last ride. Not to be deterred, Dave finally got round to taking it apart. Sure enough, he finds that one of the impeller blades has broken clean…
Zip Stitches - a new edition to the med kit
As you all know, I've blogged quite a bit about our medical kit and preparation for medical issues while underway. We found a new edition that we think is a "must have". One of the items we originally packed up was a stitch kit in case someone was wounded. Though the idea of sewing someone up was…
Dave steals Melissa's chair
Melissa has been struggling to be comfortable in the boat cockpit. So she bought a new chair from West Marine. Alas, Dave discovers it is so comfy that he promptly commandeers it.
So Melissa has Dave row her back to shore so she can head to the Bellevue West Marine to buy another one. Wh…
A puzzling day
The weather is looking great. We decide to head out on the boat and anchor just outside the Carillon Point marina breakwater. We can sit here and enjoy the sun and all the ski boats buzzing about.
Melissa decides to work a puzzle. A typical 1000-piece puzzle takes her a day.
A Very Very Messy Job
Once upon a time Dave fixed a leak in the exhaust hose. You might remember that Apsaras tried to sink herself when she had a hole in her exhaust hose. Alas, she sprung a leak again. Dave has been alternatively fighting it and trying to ignore it for a while now. Mostly its harmless. Dumps wate…
Gluten Free Sourdough Bread
Ingredients
- 3 C Maninis Old Fashioned Bread Flour
- 1½ cups water
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1½ tsp sea salt
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 cup of active starter (see notes below)
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
Starter
I made starter following these instructions - but instead use…
Dave sleeps through the wind
Overnight a local squall kicked up. Melissa woke up at 3am to find Dave sleeping soundly while the wind howled through the shrouds. She sat up on deck a while to make sure the anchor was holding before heading back to bed.
In the morning the owners of another sailboat anchored in the bay head…
Generator quits (yet again)
Generators are the bane of MacGyver’s existence. Today Dave decided to heat up the water in the hot water tank using the generator. We don’t normally heat water while at anchor, but in theory the generator should be able to handle it. Alas under full load the generator quits abruptly and Dave can…
Rule breakers
The weather turned gorgeous. Temperatures are in the 70’s. We are feeling cooped up with COVID. We decide to head out on the lake. We went up to Kenmore to anchor. We later learned that we were not supposed to be out on the lake as recreational boating was banned. Well that would explain the p…
Covid Haircut
What with the lockdown, Dave can't get a haircut. No problemo as Melissa used to give him a buzz cut all the time when we were on our 2 year venture. So we grabbed the clippers off the boat. Though MacGuyver had to sharpen the blades as they had gotten rusty in the past few years. Here's the bef…
How many starters is that?
Anyone who follows this blog religiously (yeah, I know, that's Dave and my Dad when he was still with us), knows that Apsaras loves to destroy starters. A few weeks ago we were going to head over to the fuel dock and fill up. Alas we couldn't get the boat started. Now we knew this was coming as D…
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