by rono | Sep 3, 2016 | boat-projects, photos, sailing, Travel
We are in Portland for part of the summer and fall. But that’s not a good reason for missing blog entries. So I thought I’d present a slightly different view for this entry. Boats from different parts of the Pacific coast and Caribbean. We may have all...
by rono | Apr 8, 2016 | Panama, photography, photos, sailing, Travel
When traveling and especially by boat – our skills in improvisation, invention and patience are constantly exercised and tested. We also need to embrace ambiguity when the paths forward aren’t clear. The boat needed a fair amount of work to become ...
by Judy Odenheimer | Jan 7, 2016 | photography, photos, Portland, random thoughts
The first day of 2016, there was this bit of tongue-in-cheek commentary in the Oregonian: “That big yellow orb in the sky is not a Death Star; it’s a thing called the sun, and it’s a natural phenomenon.” After what has been (for us) months of...
by | Jul 27, 2012 | photos, update, weather
This afternoon I went across the street from the marina here in Eureka to the local NOAA office. These people forcast the weather for this area of the Nation. They are responsible for the region from Pt. St George (next to Crescent City, Ca) on down to Pt...
by | Jul 15, 2012 | photos, sites, Uncategorized
Wednesday, 7/11/12, 6 a.m. Leave Walker Island anchorage for Astoria. The anchorage was certainly idyllic in some respects – cozy, sparkling water, lots of birds and quiet (for a while). A Kestrel or Peregrine falcon was hunting above the water nearby. The wind was...
