We took the new Miele oven, and Vingilótë, to Port Townsend where the awesome electrician Mort installed it. Sailing in December in The Salish Sea is chilly, but as long as you have the right gear...
The San Juans are gorgeous. We are coming up on the Eastern tip of Orcas island, outside Barnes I and II, and the Sisters. And in the distance Maria Island behind us.
Actually, Irene’s wearing sufficient layers and her new heavy coat (a Gill OS2), so she’s not cold, but she is pretty (I think beautiful). On my love with my love doing what I love. Life Is...
And we’re underway. No wind, so motoring until we find some. The Yanmar 57s purring at 2,500rpm, and pushing us along at 11.8 knots. Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy (and warms me up).
We got up at 6:30, wanting to get going by sunrise, about 8am at this time of the year as far North as we are (at the border with Canada). It had dropped below freezing, Vingilótë covered in a...