As I sit at my computer, bundled snugly on a snow shrouded Whisper, it is easy to daydream and reflect on warmer cruising waters.
You can view my Croatia photos on Picasa. June and July included overnights to Lake Washington and Poulsbo with SSYC (Seattle Singles Yacht Club). 
The highlight of my year was 5 weeks away from Lake Union. I departed July 25th, spending the night in Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island. The next morning, along with Cupcake (Bonnie Rieser) & Gone With the Wind (Larry Gill), we ran Deception Pass on our way to Fossil Bay on Sucia in the San Juan Islands. 
An early start on Sunday had us riding the current across Boundary Pass to clear Canadian Customs in Poet's Cove/Bedwell Harbour on South Pender Island.
While Bonnie & Larry decided to make Ganges their homeport for awhile, I took my leave to spend the night in Annette Inlet. I phoned Alan Vogt on Blue Fin to discover their whereabouts. Wendy & Alan were in Smuggler Cove on the other side of the Strait of Georgia on their way to Princess Louisa Inlet.
I decided to chase them & prepared to cross the Strait the next morning with a good flood running. I spent the next night at anchor in Smuggler Cove, fueled up in Pender Harbour & rafted up to Blue Fin right in front of Chatterbox Falls.
You can pick up the balance of Whisper's first trip to Desolation Sound on my Picasa site. When we returned to Lake Union on Labor Day, it was to a new home. We now reside on the West side of Lake Union at Westlake Landing. My new mailing address is 2132 Westlake Ave N, #103, Seattle 98109-2404.
Merry Christmas!
