The Dash Point Pirate

Whirlpools at Deception Pass

This just in: Warren stuck in a whirlpool at the Room of Doom.

Dash Point Mural at Trader Joes

I saw this cool chalk mural of Dash Point at the local Trader Joes today.

San Juan Island

I've been trying to get my pics organized lately and found this picture I took about three years ago. I came across this fresh sailboat wreck on the west side of San Juan Island, just north of False Bay. Surprisingly, no one seemed to be around at the time so I paddled in close expecting a dead body to pop up out of the cabin.  After a few minutes I noticed a woman standing on the shore.  It must have been her boat because she looked pretty upset. After getting lost in the fog in False Bay for about an hour I passed the wreck on my way back.  The woman had been joined by a man in a dinghy and a diver. They were salvaging what they could from the wreck. They were in no mood to chat but told me it had broken free from its anchorage off of Lopez Island.

Starting Line, Bowman Bay

Baidarka, MacKaye Harbor, Lopez Island

I just got back from a couple days paddling in the San Juans.  I ripped the neck gasket in my drysuit and my Optimus stove stopped working, but I fixed the hatch leak in my baidarka and it has been feeling very smooth lately.  I am totally convinced that round hulls are the best --excellent handling in rough water, and fast in flat water.  More later.  Until then Happy Thanksgiving!

Baidarka, Pool

Somewhere in the San Juans

Sucia Island viewed from Mt Constitution

Point Robinson Lightstation

Green Buoy, Nisqually Delta