On The Waterfront (but no marlin)
The weather was terrific here over the weekend, sunny with highs in the mid-70s. I feel for you guys sweltering in the high 90s - I’m due to join you next week when I head for Milwaukee.
Saturday, though, I met up with some folks from a Yahoo paddling group in Anacortes, about 70 miles north of Seattle, and we did a 6-7 mile trip circumnavigating a couple of mostly uninhabited islands, Allan and Burrows. It was a real swell day to be on the water.
That’s me on the left, in my sorta-new Gore-Tex drysuit.
A few more photos from the trip here. I took both of my cameras - my old Canon S300 because I have a waterproof case and can use it from the cockpit, my new S2 IS because it gets jealous when I leave it and pees in the corners. This trip, though, my waterproof case took to fogging and taking unintentional “art” shots that weren’t much use. We went around a group of rocks, Williamson Rocks, that is a nature preserve. There we saw bunches of harbor seals, plus assorted sea birds.
One of the islands, Allan Island, is owned by Paul Allen, and is for sale for $19.5 million. I’d buy it, but I don’t want to tie my money up in more real estate, although this is more “liquid” than most.
