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Tag: lessons learned

May 25, 2026

April in Tacoma

How do you get to “Downtown” Tacoma? You climb a steep street from the Museum District to the Commerce St Station, where a vast system…
July 31, 2023

Summer Books – 2023

Notes on books include Best of the Bunch, Cultures of the Coast, and Americana.
July 12, 2019

Log: Super, Natural British Columbia

That tag line from hellobc.com fits the middle passage of our cruise. After entering Canada at Prince Rupert, we found ourselves along in a string of…
July 28, 2018

Tracy Arm!

Well, we finally did it. On the Fourth of July we were ambling back south but just not ready for it. Comparing destinations with fellow…
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 15, 2017

Stern ties and cultural (in)competence

Through the heart of the Salish Sea is a cultural fault line that divides most Canadians from most Americans. We like to swing and they…
August 13, 2016

Log: Southbound home

Boat Repairs in Exotic Places Okay so there’s a gap in our itinerary for what cruising sailors refer to as “boat repairs in exotic places.”…
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…
July 23, 2014

Luna-killer General Jackson nearly does in Aurora and crew

Now that we’re safely back in home waters, it’s time to tell the cautionary tale of our rounding of Cape Caution. Cape Caution is a promontory that…