Party time
This is what happens when you let babies go shopping by themselves.
Laundry day
Smile!
Nyah’s been smiling a lot lately, if you catch her attention and get good eye contact you can usually tease out a grin. Â After about 50 photos one night we managed to catch one with the camera.
Ravenous
Here’s Nyah demonstrating her excellent latching technique, and also why you shouldn’t set hungry babies down too close to one another. Â Her brother was surprised, but then he enjoyed his head massage.
First boat trip
We had to move our boat to a new slip today to make room for the boat show, so the new crew had their first (albeit very short) boat ride. The little captain and her mate stayed below for the trip and issued orders from the port settee.
New crew arrives!
Our new crew members have arrived! West Jack LOA: 21″ Displacement: 6lbs 9oz Nyah Lydia LOA: 19″ Displacement: 5lbs 15oz
Espar
In past years we’ve heated the boat with a Dickinson Newport diesel fireplace, but we were always a bit nervous to run the fireplace at night and usually just used a small electric heater after we went to bed.  This resulted in a few funny instances, most notably the time we woke up to find the temperature had dropped overnight and our breath had coated the entire overhead of the v-berth with ice, but mostly it just resulted in arguments about…
Extreme Sole Makeover
We’ve been meaning to do this for years (3 to be exact) and finally got around to it now. Â A good scrub, light sanding, and three coats of Ultimate Sole made a huge difference.
Gulf Islands 2010
Well, due to me being pregnant with our new crew (twins arriving in December) we didn’t do a big trip this summer. Â We had planned to go around Vancouver Island, but settled for some time in the Gulf Islands instead. Â After a fantastic time at Svea and Fergus’ wedding on Saturna we picked up Erika in Nanaimo and enjoyed a leisurely week. We swam “Fished” Caught some unknown monsters of the deep in our crab trap Showed we know how…
Alaska Trip
May to September, to Glacier Bay Alaska and back. Sarah finished her PhD and I quit my job. Since we were now a pair of shiftless hobos we took the opportunity to sail north. Our housie friends often asked “why north?” We found that north had a lot to offer. Click the map to tour the coast.