The Night of the Nancy J
by Glen “Alex” Alexander Did I ever tell you about the night the Nancy J almost sank? When I was young I did a little gillnetting. It’s a way to catch salmon that’s kind of interesting because it’s done at … Continued
Day 26: Spencer Spit to Jones Island
We awoke the next morning to the thickest fog we had seen on the trip. It was so thick, in fact, that we had to delay our launch because we couldn’t see far enough to navigate. We were shocked to … Continued
Day 24-25: Eastsound to Spencer Spit
It was wonderful spending time with Kees and Amy in Eastsound. In addition to spending great quality time with friends, we got to take showers, do laundry and restock our food supplies. We also sat down and began planning the … Continued
Day 21: Patos to Sucia to North Beach
The storm had lifted and the skies returned to the undying blue, painted from horizon to zenith. We loved being on Sucia, but were set to meet with our friends Kees and Amy in Eastsound where we would restock our … Continued
Days 18-20: Sucia
Early in the trip, whenever someone asked where we were headed, I always said, “Sucia.” Well, after almost three weeks, we were about to finally land on our destination. When I was a kayak guide, over fifteen years ago, I … Continued
Days 17-18: Lummi Rocks and Clark Island
After Cypress we knew we wanted to head north. I had never been to the outer islands of Matia, Sucia and Patos and our friends Laurel and Omar had also recommended we check out Lummi. They had told us about … Continued
Days 15 – 16: Cypress Island
We landed at Pelican Beach, on the Northeast corner of Cypress around one pm. Our first time on this beach, we had no idea it was named for the Pelican boats, whose owners have been frequenting this very beach for … Continued
Giovannina’s Notes
by Giovannina Souers (aka Woody’s Partner in Crime) I can’t believe we are over half way done with our trip! As we plan our route home in the next two weeks, I get excited and can’t wait to get home … Continued