July 4, 2010 Happy Independence Day!!!

With a great deal of help from our friend Chuck Palumbo, we launched the Bonaroo at Port Townsend. Shortly thereafter, we realized that the fuel tank had a locking cap and we had no key! Bill and Chuck started drilling out the fuel cap while I went to West Marine for a replacement. The replacement was the wrong size – back to West Marine for another cap that was not a good fit, but Bill made work. After taking the boat out in the bay for a trial spin, Chuck tinkered with the carburetor for better idling. We took Chuck back to the dock, spent more than $300 for gas (gasp!), and were on our way.

We had an uneventful, smooth trip to Illahee State Park where we tied up for the night. We disrupted the crabbers and squid snaggers who were using the dock, and Bill did a professional job of docking the boat.

Pogo keeping an eye on the cook!

4th of July in Port Orchard – took my sister and her husband for a cruise around Blake Island and into Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island. Scads of boats out on a holiday in Puget Sound.

 

Beautiful homes on Bainbridge Island

Sailboats, cruise ships, Seattle in the background.

July 5, 2010

“The cop climbed out of his car exactly four minutes before he got shot.” This is the opening line from a Lee Child book starring Jack Reacher – I wish that my blog entries were as riveting!! I’m just not much of a humorous or exciting writer. Oh well, if you get too bored, I guess you will just stop reading!

Stayed in Pt. Orchard for an extra day to do some more work on the boat. Turned out to be a beautiful afternoon after an overcast and cool morning. We think that we will be ready to head north tomorrow. Sure was quiet here on the dock after all of the 4th of July festivities! Met some nice people on a boat (big boat!) named the Big Sky. The boat is from Seattle, so I just had to ask if they were at least FROM Montana. The woman said that her husband was born and raised there and that, since when boating we are always under the big sky, they chose that name for their beloved boat.

Take care, everyone, and have a great summer!