After enduring what we've been told is one of the coldest winters in recent memory in the Pacific Northwest, we were rewarded with lovely weather, lovely friends, and yet more breathtaking scenery. Here are the images that we'll take with us when we have to finally depart from the Pacific Northwest.
TO SEE THE ENTIRE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR FINAL PACIFIC NORTHWEST ADVENTURES, CLICK HERE OR ON THE CAMERA ICON. THIS ALBUM WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED AS INTERNET CONNECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE, SO CHECK BACK OFTEN TO SEE ALL THE SCENERY, GRANDEUR AND WILDLIFE WE ARE EXPERIENCING.
In May, 2009, I was honored to be invited to speak at the Newsmaker series at the National Press Club in Washington, DC about my advocacy work on behalf of the Sail Through Cancer Foundation and my book, Manning Up In Alaska. Upon hearing I would be on the East Coast, Bob Jones, owner of a sister-ship, Catalina 470 Silhouette, graciously invited us to be his guests for a long-weekend of sailing on Chesapeake Bay. We also had the opportunity to meet several other Catalina 470 owners, as well as many of the members of the Catalinas of Chesapeake Bay Fleet.
TO SEE THE ENTIRE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR CHESAPEAKE BAY CRUISE, CLICK HERE OR ON THE CAMERA ICON. THIS ALBUM WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED AS INTERNET CONNECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE, SO CHECK BACK OFTEN TO SEE ALL THE SCENERY, GRANDEUR AND WILDLIFE WE ARE EXPERIENCING.
After enduring what we've been told is one of the coldest winters in recent memory in the Pacific Northwest, we finally broke free our snowy, icy, windy bonds and set forth to explore once more. Here we are moored at Butchart Gardens near Victoria, the capital of British Columbia.
TO SEE THE ENTIRE PHOTO ALBUM OF SPRING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, CLICK HERE OR ON THE CAMERA ICON. THIS ALBUM WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED AS INTERNET CONNECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE, SO CHECK BACK OFTEN TO SEE ALL THE SCENERY, GRANDEUR AND WILDLIFE WE ARE EXPERIENCING.
We are spending the winter in Sidney, BC and taking advantage of any breaks in the weather we can to visit places we haven't seen yet. There are literally hundreds of ports and anchorages within 50 miles (an easy one or two day sail) of here.
TO SEE THE ENTIRE PHOTO ALBUM OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN SEEING AND DOING SINCE ARRIVING IN THE GULF ISLANDS, CLICK HERE OR ON THE CAMERA ICON. THIS ALBUM WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED AS INTERNET CONNECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE, SO CHECK BACK OFTEN TO SEE ALL THE SCENERY, GRANDEUR AND WILDLIFE WE ARE EXPERIENCING.
THE RETURN VOYAGE: JUNEAU, AK TO SIDNEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA. In late July, 2008, we started the return voyage to our new winter home in Sidney, BC where we'll be from October, 2008 to April, 2009. In this album, you'll see pictures of humback whales feeding in Icy Strait, a compelling, yet tragic, incident we watched while a pod of Orcas attacked a baby humpback calf . Listening to the plaintive cries of the mother was heart wrenching, so we moved on before the drama played out. We also have lots of shots of the frontier villages and quaint ports we visited as we spent our final two months touring Alaska's panhandle and northern British Columbia, Canada as we continued our voyage south.
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR SOUTHBOUND RETURN VOYAGE TO SIDNEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA.
PORT ANGELES, WA TO JUNEAU, AK: We rounded Cape Flattery and entered the cruising grounds of the Pacific Northwest on Monday, May 5, 2008. You know you're in the Pacific Northwest when you see a sight like this. Here are the first images from the 3rd leg of our trip, Port Angeles, Washington to Glacier Bay, Alaska. TO SEE THE ENTIRE PHOTO ALBUM, CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON BELOW.
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR NORTHBOUND JOURNEY TO ALASKA; THE SCENERY, GRANDEUR AND WILDLIFE WE EXPERIENCING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. (Remember to use your BACK button to return to this page).
SAN FRANCISCO TO PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON: We're on our way to Alaska. Here are the images from our trip up the rugged coasts of northern California, Oregon and Washington. CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON BELOW TO VIEW THE ALBUM.
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR VOYAGE FROM SAN FRANCISCO PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON, EN ROUTE TO ALASKA IN THE SPRING OF 2008.
SAN FRANCISCO, SPRING 2008. As planned, we stopped in the San Francisco Bay area for about six weeks to await stable Spring weather en route to Alaska. Here are the pictures from our stay in San Francisco. Sharon took this spectacular photo of the Golden Gate Bridge with her cell phone!
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR VISIT TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA IN THE SPRING OF '08 EN ROUTE TO ALASKA.
ALASKA OR BUST!! On March 8, 2008 we completed the first leg of our Marina del Rey to Alaska trip when we sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge. All the photos of that trip are in this album.
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR FEB.-MARCH, 2008 CRUISE FROM LOS ANGELES TO SAN FRANCISCO.
THE WINTER OF 2007-2008 was full of last minute details in preparation for our trip to Alaska and visiting with as many friends as possible before we left. I'm only sorry I didn't get everyone's picture for the website, but a lot of you will find your pictures in this album. One of the highlights was a quick visit to Ensenada to get an aerial photo shoot of "Last Resort," and the best of the pictures are included in this album.
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR WINTER 2007-2008 CRUISES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO.
THANKSGIVING, 2007, TWO HARBORS, CATALINA ISLAND, CA, AND ENVIRONS. Thanksgiving, 2007 produced the best weather we've ever experienced at Catalina this time of year, and proved to be one of our most idyllic cruises to date. We have captured much of the incredible scenery at Cat Harbor, Banning House and Little Harbor, where we stole away for 2 days and nights at this secluded and spectacular anchorage.
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR THANKSGIVING CRUISE TO CATALINA ISLAND IN 2007.
MAKING OUR FIRST LANDFALL IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS WE ARRIVE AT CUYLER HARBOR, SAN MIGUEL ISLAND.We spent a wonderful 10 days exploring the Channel Islands off Santa Barbara, making new friends from the Pacific Northwest who were heading south, and spending a lot of time making contacts on the SSB/HAM radio.
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR CHANNEL ISLANDS CRUISE.
SHARON ENJOYS THE WARM AUGUST WATER IN SUNNY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA This is the gallery of our August, 2007 adventures, including two races, a tragic fire which sank a 70' Hatteras at Cherry Cove, friends enjoying the onboard life, and much more.
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR SUMMER OF 2007 AFTER BEING REPATRIAED TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
THE REPATRIATION CRUISE AND MORE.... In this gallery you can view pictures from our last days in Mexico, pictures from our "Repatriation Cruise" and some of the fun we had at the 2007 Catalina Rendezvous.
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR REPATRIATION CRUISE.
TURTLE BAY CRUISE This is the gallery of our cruise to Turtle Bay with Charlene and Norm Perron.
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR TURTLE BAY CRUISE.
PUERTO SANTO TOMAS. This Album contains all the photos from our first overnight cruise after arriving in Ensenada.
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR PUERTO SANTO TOMAS CRUISE.
CHRISTMAS, 2006 AND MORE.... This is our holiday Photo Album that includes more cool pictures, including the Black Pearl (which you will all remember from "Pirates of the Caribbean"), our Christmas aboard, La Bufadora, the Cruiser's Potluck Dinner and White Elephant Gift Exchange and our trip to Islas Todos Santos, Sud.
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR CHRISTMAS AND OTHER ADVENTURES IN ENSENADA, MEXICO.
OUR 2006 - 2007 CRUISE TO MEXICO. Our first major cruise immediately after taking delivery of Last Resort was to Mexico. This album includes pictures of San Deigo, the cruise to Mexico, Hotel Coral Marina, Cruiseport Village and Bahia Todos Santos.
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR CRUISE TO MEXICO.
THE CATALINA 470.
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR CATALINA 470 STOCK SHOTS AS WELOL AS SOME PRE-COMMISSIONING PHOTOS OF LAST RESORT.
OFFSHORE DELIVERY, CHRISTENING AND MORE...
CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM OF OUR OFFSHORE DELIVERY, THE CHRISTENING AND THE BEGINNING OF OUR CRUISES.
After enduring what we've been told is one of the coldest winters in recent memory in the Pacific Northwest, we were rewarded with lovely weather, lovely friends, and yet more breathtaking scenery. Here are the images that we'll take with us when we have to finally depart from the Pacific Northwest.
In May, 2009, I was honored to be invited to speak at the Newsmaker series at the National Press Club in Washington, DC about my advocacy work on behalf of the 
After enduring what we've been told is one of the coldest winters in recent memory in the Pacific Northwest, we finally broke free our snowy, icy, windy bonds and set forth to explore once more. Here we are moored at Butchart Gardens near Victoria, the capital of British Columbia.
We are spending the winter in Sidney, BC and taking advantage of any breaks in the weather we can to visit places we haven't seen yet. There are literally hundreds of ports and anchorages within 50 miles (an easy one or two day sail) of here. 
THE RETURN VOYAGE: JUNEAU, AK TO SIDNEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA. In late July, 2008, we started the return voyage to our new winter home in Sidney, BC where we'll be from October, 2008 to April, 2009. In this album, you'll see pictures of humback whales feeding in Icy Strait, a compelling, yet tragic, incident we watched while a pod of Orcas attacked a baby humpback calf . Listening to the plaintive cries of the mother was heart wrenching, so we moved on before the drama played out. We also have lots of shots of the frontier villages and quaint ports we visited as we spent our final two months touring Alaska's panhandle and northern British Columbia, Canada as we continued our voyage south.
PORT ANGELES, WA TO JUNEAU, AK: We rounded Cape Flattery and entered the cruising grounds of the Pacific Northwest on Monday, May 5, 2008. You know you're in the Pacific Northwest when you see a sight like this. Here are the first images from the 3rd leg of our trip, Port Angeles, Washington to Glacier Bay, Alaska. TO SEE THE ENTIRE PHOTO ALBUM, CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON BELOW.
SAN FRANCISCO TO PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON: We're on our way to Alaska. Here are the images from our trip up the rugged coasts of northern California, Oregon and Washington. CLICK ON THE CAMERA ICON BELOW TO VIEW THE ALBUM.
SAN FRANCISCO, SPRING 2008. As planned, we stopped in the San Francisco Bay area for about six weeks to await stable Spring weather en route to Alaska. Here are the pictures from our stay in San Francisco. Sharon took this spectacular photo of the Golden Gate Bridge with her cell phone!
THANKSGIVING, 2007, TWO HARBORS, CATALINA ISLAND, CA, AND ENVIRONS. Thanksgiving, 2007 produced the best weather we've ever experienced at Catalina this time of year, and proved to be one of our most idyllic cruises to date. We have captured much of the incredible scenery at Cat Harbor, Banning House and Little Harbor, where we stole away for 2 days and nights at this secluded and spectacular anchorage. 
TURTLE BAY CRUISE This is the
PUERTO SANTO TOMAS. This Album contains all the photos from our first overnight cruise after arriving in Ensenada.
CHRISTMAS, 2006 AND MORE.... This is our holiday Photo Album that includes more cool pictures, including the Black Pearl (which you will all remember from "Pirates of the Caribbean"), our Christmas aboard, La Bufadora, the Cruiser's Potluck Dinner and White Elephant Gift Exchange and our trip to Islas Todos Santos, Sud.
OUR 2006 - 2007 CRUISE TO MEXICO. Our first major cruise immediately after taking delivery of Last Resort was to Mexico. This album includes pictures of San Deigo, the cruise to Mexico, Hotel Coral Marina, Cruiseport Village and Bahia Todos Santos. 
THE CATALINA 470. 
OFFSHORE DELIVERY, CHRISTENING AND MORE... 
