by GWTAdmin | Sep 11, 2023 | cruising British Columbia, Uncategorized
The calm, clear anchorage from the night before transformed into the morning to a dense fog. We picked our way past the boats we remembered parked next to us the night before, toward the ferry dock, and from there toward shore and the dinghy dock. Port Townsend... 
by GWTAdmin | Sep 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
We (still) no longer own a boat. We’re fortunate our friends Chris and Chris generously let us join them on their sail into Canada.* They’ve penciled in a month for their trip from Seattle up into British Columbia’s Desolation Sound. We’re... 
by GWTAdmin | Aug 29, 2023 | dirt dwellers
My dirty face inspired Wayne, who rarely snaps photos, to take this one of me a few days ago. Amazingly, my baseball cap dates back to 2013; won from Jacksonville Florida’s Ortega Landing Marina (now “Port 32 Jacksonville at Ortega Landing”) after my... by GWTAdmin | Sep 21, 2016 | Ambrym Vanuatu, hiking, South Pacific Cruising destinations, Vanuatu culture, Vanuatu volcano hikes, Vanuatu's #2 attraction Mt. Marum
Ambrym, Vanuatu. Surreal looking, but real. Mt. Marum’s volcanic activity colors the night sky. How often do you get to hike up to a ridge overlooking a live volcanic caldera?Ambrym, Vanuatu’s Mt. Marum is one of few places in the world it’s possible... by GWTAdmin | Sep 18, 2016 | adventures ashore, cruiser humor, Fiji checkout, Fiji Musket Cove Malolo Lailai, great stops near Lautoka and Vuda Point Fiji, South Pacific Cruising destinations
Fiji, Mamalucas Islands: Dusk at Musket Cove Beach, aka Malolo Lailai.Checking out of Fiji is a snap at Vuda Point Marina. The hitch is that Fiji officials expect you to leave immediately after checkout. Not just the marina, the country, with no...