Tag: history

January 13, 2026

Winter Notes

Irregular jottings on a New Year, as unexpected delights, fine reading, and heart-warming memories squeeze through among inevitable daily outrages.
October 3, 2024

Log: Taking it Easy in the San Juans

After a couple of days to recover from the exhilaration and exhaustion the Wooden Boat Festival brings, we head north to the San Juan Islands…
July 31, 2023

Summer Books – 2023

Notes on books include Best of the Bunch, Cultures of the Coast, and Americana.
July 16, 2018

Our Southeast Cities

Our Southeast Cities Sitka and Petersburg. A week in each has reacquainted us with these two gems in Southeast, as Alaskans call their panhandle. Both enjoy…
July 13, 2018

Log: Watery wilderness to Petersburg

Tuesday 3 July 2018 Appleton Cove on Peril Strait 57º25’N 135º15.7’W In Sitka we take shore leave from the comfort of our home base on Aurora.…
July 4, 2017

Voices of Comox

“Here! You should read this!” Suddenly, a light blue paperback is thrust before me by a set of hands turning open the cover and luring…
August 12, 2016

Sea Otters: Devastatingly adorable

Sea otters are adorable! Is there any other creature on earth for which that adjective is more apt? Their faces are adorable. Their mannerisms are…
August 12, 2016

Log: POW Circumnavigation

Prince of Wales is the largest of Alaska’s ABCs and the third largest in the USA. We found not only wonderful wilderness but also intriguing…
August 22, 2012

Sailing Fishing Boats

Not too long ago nearly all working boats sailed. I keep this photo at the ready to remind myself of that. The year is 1942…
August 31, 2011

Vancouver Island Circumnavigation (in less than 10 minutes)

For an abridged version of our summer cruise, we’ve put together short slideshows. They feature music composed by Jack the Skipper, photos by the First…