The Story of guy and gal!

Phew!  up to 86 degrees today.  Chores have been  light and we are off to find a beach! Captain reconfigured the instrumentation panel for the new motor today and the mechanic promises to begin early Monday morning with a tentative test sail on Friday finishing up with a bonus "out for dinner" for us! I have a craving for lobster. Will let you know how that goes for me. HAHAHA! I spent a good part of the day window shopping in downtown Santa Cruz yesterday.  What a nice and clean city  replesant with hospitality people walking around to assist you and directories on the streets.   Everyone was very friendly and again the merchants rather hungry for sales.  I found the hugest  used book and music store!!!!!!  I entertained myself for over an hour.........did not buy anything but sure had fun. As I sat at an outdoor table of a little deli I marveled at the coming and going of the people, some dressed in their fall colors and warme...

C heck out the new album in our photo gallery just to the left of this post.............Claes and I went for a nice long walk this morning.  When we left it was a little foggy but eventually it cleared up. We did not have to go very far but had alot of different photo opportunities.  It takes us a long time cause I am forever stopping and clicking away.............so here you can benefit  from my exercise this morning. Yesterday I was out scouting for some fish to buy  and a guy had just come in with his catch and he gave me two little cod---- free!!  We finally had a fish supper.  I will try to bring him some cookies when I bake next.  Word is that the catch is becoming more profitable. The commercial guys are getting ready for the crab season which starts in November. Hope to go to downtown Santa Cruz tomorrow............wish you gals were here.  Claes is not a very good shopper.  Probably will be cheaper bringing him along.  HAHAH...

Ron  you said it was you earlier today but now Tanya says it's her.  Could you sign in the followers section, include a picture  and we will carry on?  Tanya  how about a picture so we can keep it simple? Thanks and please humor an old girl!

I see that you have signed up as a "follower:.  Thanks for doing that.  I do need to know who you are so could you please respond asap  or I will block you from the site.  Thanks...............but we do run a a tight ship!!!!! Lue, the Gate Keeper

Thinking I have not written for a few days now.   Been busy you know!  Let's see what have we been doing? Today ,  I baked all day--it seems.  Made some foccacia and some wholewheat bread.  Executed a few changes in the kitchen that came to me in the middle of the night.  Don't you just love it?  You cant sleep for some reason???? and some  how you come up with amazing solutions to daytime dilemmas!!!  God is good!  Monday that was yesterday, right?  We drove to the south end of the Bay and visited the city of Monteray that expounds with  Spanish history.  It is a beautiuful harbour community that welcomes you to its  wonderful coastal weather and  hospitality.  The merchants on Fisherman's Wharf  were very eager for patrons and   very creatively offered samples of their menu, ie chowder, prawns.... attempting to entice you in.   Business was not very brisk.  We walked around and...

If you are interested in the weather the little cam on the left side bar is good.  You have to type in the name of the city or postal/zip code-- a little cumbersome but there for you. It is easy to check out  our posts for the last few months --just scroll down to archives and check the one you want. The easiest thing is to be come a follower and the blog will come directly to your email evey time I update or post something new. The video and audio part of the blog is still in progress.  If any of you out there can help speed things up for me PLEASE  let me know!!!!!! I am truly enjoying this and appreciate your interest.  Please know that the content will improve as our life gets more exciting once we leave THIS DOCK!!!!!! If you have any question, concerns or comments we would love to hear from you.  Just click on the comment section.   Take care and have a great Saturday. The crew on the White Shell II

For those of you who know us , you know we love our KATZ.  Taking a trip such as this with two of them has been an experience in itself!  They have both been really good.  Now Miss Katie, was a special cat.  She came off the street in Courtenay to live with us two  and a half years ago.  She was not very healthy then but with lots of love and Vet bills she came around and blossomed into the Princess of Kye Bay. Joey just wanted to be friends but she would have no part in it.  I tried to explain to him that she had no Cat friend skills, he being such a social butterfly with other cats as well as humans. Katie was awesome on the boat.  She loved it and was always first to try something new.........like fall in the water.  HAHAHAH!  Seriously she did really well on board.  Through the storms and boisterous times she just hunkered down in the captains suite and rode it out.  She loved it cause she had lots of "lap time"  w...