Photos of Camille, Daniel (and family and friends)

We charted a boat for a half day ride in Puerto Vallarta.  We saw some grey whales, caught a few fish and snorkeled.  We took our fish back to Victor’s to have them grilled for our dinner.

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One of the advantages of being a captain and having a birthday is that the crew is willing to go along with your favorite idea of a weekend away – sailing!  The admiral (Molly) was especially helpful. We had never been through the locks into the ship canal and beyond to Lakes Union and Washington, [...]

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Camille asked to borrow my camera to document all of Lake Union and Portage Bay’s many floating homes for her friend Kasey.  Here is a near complete catalog:

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We took a long weekend trip with Hazel and Simon.  We met up in Bremerton and the girls made a friend on another boat – Piper.  All had tons of fun.

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We went to Echo Bay on Sucia Island for two nights, and then Rosario Resort for our final night, where we snatched the last mooring buoy.  Finally, onto Anacortes, to switch with our boat partners Keith and Kathy.

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After departing Fisherman Bay, Molly had a bug to explore something new.  We decided to try Skull Island in Massacre Bay off Orcas Island.  We launched the kayak and the kids went to shore.  Molly and I stayed on the boat for a bit. There was some commotion on Skull Island and we saw a [...]

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Camille brought her sewing supplies along.  She sewed a stuffed animal she called Munchkin.  She told a story about how Munchkin lost his magical iPhone and would be stealing one.  She made a special sleeveless jacket for Munchkin with an iPhone pouch. Munchkin, after successfully stealing Molly’s iPhone, branched out into other criminal enterprises, stealing [...]

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Having negotiated the Strait of Juan de Fuca on a less foggy day, we approached the San Juan Islands via Cattle Pass which separates Lopez and San Juan Islands. We stopped for a while at American Camp on the south end of San Juan Island, and then went to Fisherman Bay.  We knew Lila and [...]

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Our annual vacation to the San Juan Islands started on 11 Aug 11.  We motored (mostly) to Port Townsend.  We  were beaten back by fog the following day when we tried to cross the Strait of Juan de Fuca.  We ended up spending an extra night in PT at Point Hudson.  We were a bit [...]

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We did an overnight sail to Cuttyhunk Island.

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