The Voyage of the Swan
 
 
 
 
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Nagao Senichi (”Sen”) aboard his boat after single-handing from Japan.
“ Sen and Ben (Sen’s new crew) on Swan. We really enjoyed their wit, wisdom and generosity.
Swan in her winter berth.
Deception Pass, nearby.
The first time Swan has had snow on her, at least while we’ve owned her.
Sailing the Strait. Ediz Hook is in the background. Our grandson Tyler is at the helm.
This juvenile elephant seal found a quite place between rocks to molt.
Tyler tries out the new tiller in Port Angeles Harbor.
Kayaking with Tyler on a cold Spring morning.
Sailing in company with history: the Lady Washington, reaching in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Fellow cruisers, Leslie and Brian, ably sailing their own Pacific Seacraft 34, s/v Ubiquity.
Rhonda with daughter in law, Michele, and grandson, Corbin.
Swan, out for a sail off Port Angeles (courtesy Leslie and Brian, s/v Ubiquity).
October, 2010 to April 2011 – Port Angeles is a beautiful little town on the Straits of Juan de Fuca. We decided to make it our winter base. We are surrounded by animal life. Bald eagles, blue herons, ducks, geese and other birds fly over our heads. Seals, sea lions, orcas, dolphins and fish of all sorts, swim in the waters around and nearby us. Living on the water here is truly exciting.
We have been sailing when the weather permits. But this is a La Nina year and according to the locals, one of the wettest and coldest in recent memory. When we can’t sail, we work on the boat. When we can’t work outside, we work inside. There is lots to do.
We went clamming in early March with our good friend Dan Paull. A veteran at shellfishing, he taught us the ropes. We each got our limit of 40 clams of different varieties, tastes and sizes. They were delicious. More to come . . .
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