We purchased Pegasus in March and had her moved to Blaine, Washington. This is the first town in the US after crossing the Canadian border south to Washington. Nice quite harbor, safe in the winter. Mark visited her several times before I could get away in June for training.
By accident we found out our friends, Cathi and Merle, had owned 2 boats they cruised around the San Juan Islands for years before retiring in Flathead Valley. We planned a working trip in June so the could help us become comfortable with our boat. They showed us their favorite island (Stuart) and tried to train me but I did not absorb all I needed. I wanted to be brave and jump off the boat but I found it too high in the air and too far to do any jumping. We still call it a controlled crash each time we dock. We did anchor on two islands and that was easy.
My niece and her husband joined us over one weekend. They live in Tacoma so we meet them in Anacortes Harbor and went out to Orcas and San Juan Islands.
Cathi was our chef and activities coordinator, while Merle was Mark' first mate. They took out one of the jib wenches. The motor had quit and they had a ball pulling that heavy device out of it's home and hauling it to be re-built. I was never so glad to have a friend to help Mark so that I would not end up in that position.
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| Fueling up. |
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| Mount Rainier in distance. |
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| Merle as skipper. |
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| Heeling at about25- 30 degrees. |
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| Charts of San Juan Islands. We did practice manual charting. |
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| Merle in her element. She is an accomplished musician. Cathi is as well. They both practiced and serenaded us each day. So relaxing is listening to live music on the water. |
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| Rock formation on Stuart Island |
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Friday Harbor on San Juan Island
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| Merle and Cathi,( left to right). |
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| Loading or unloading, it does not matter, it is both work. Exercise is hauling stuff onto and off of the boat. |
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| Rosario, Orcas Island |
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| Rosario, Orcas Island |
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| I was taking a pic of Anne (my niece setting out front), she was taking a pic of me. I have not found the one I took of her. Will find one day and publish. |
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| Rosario Harbor |
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| Friday Harbor |
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| Our Peg on the hook.0 |
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| Cathi and Merle treated us to a sushi lunch. (fresh tune from Friday Harbor)0 |
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| Anna and Noah Shown, my niece and husband.0 |
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| Cathi with her ukulele she brought back from China. |
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Cathi and Merle had osyters in Blaine. Mark and I passed.
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