Wildlife and Nicer Weather
We have cut the umbilical cord that was Seattle and Tacoma. We are finally traveling around Puget Sound and, when weather permits, we are honing our sailing skills. We are currently updating and repairing some minor issues on the boat (thermostat, electronics, etc), but have been on the hook whenever we get the chance. We've seen some cool wildlife to note, no whales yet, but several varieties of the feathered-kind. As we were fueling up at the Foss Harbor Marina, Grant (an employee there) was kind enough to offer water to this mother duck, whom has nested for two summers in a row here in this hanging flower basket. Her eggs did not survive last summer, but we are hoping this years eggs will survive. We worked our way to Blakely Harbor, across from Seattle, and saw this eagle hanging out on shore foraging for food; he was quite the opportunist. After spending a night in Everett, we traveled north to Coupeville, then on towards Anacortes, where we s