Those Darn Kids

Wednesday August 30th – We are leaving Seattle today ready to get back in the wild. Well, at least for one more night. Blake Island is our destination for our last night out. But first, we stocked up on some essentials at the public market and said our goodbyes to the love hate relationship we have with Seattle.

Docks were pretty full at Blake, but we tucked ourselves on the inner most dock shore side. It was a perfect spot! After getting settled we set off on a hike around the island. It was a beautiful day as we hiked along the beach watching an Osprey dive for fish. It was nice to be back in nature again.

Having stocked up on lots of fresh fish in Canada we cooked a slab of Skylar’s salmon over a cedar plank. Skylar loved it, saying “I will never eat salmon any other way”!

Thursday August 31st – Our last day on the water. We packed up then started our last cruise south to Tacoma. Every year it’s always a sad day. You would think we would all want to go home but none of us do. Being out on the water, trapped on a boat most of the time defiantly has its challenges. But, it’s also very rewarding. I always have the urge to just turn the wheel and head back north for another month or so, but those darn kids have to go to school.

During this trip we were out for 48 days and traveled 929 miles. We started the trip with 172 hours on the engine and ended with 276 for a total of 104 hours of run time.

Julie and I are so grateful for our ability to do this with our kids and the time we spend with each other is priceless.