The End and a Look Back.

30 year winning streak comes to an end.There will be no more current travels with Herb and Laura. It has been put asunder. This blog was started shortly after our retirement in Aprill 2009 and was my attempt to share our adventures with friends and family as we went  into our "Golden Years". What I would like to do now is start turning back the pages from 2009 to 1981, still center around our travels looking back. Stay tuned for the trip back.

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Remember

From WWII memorial Washington D C

Salmon on the Dosewallip River

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Yesterday I drove about 40 minutes to the Dosewallips river on the Olympic peninsula. Wanted to get in a day hike and get some practice with my camera. Hoping for a herd of elk, which this area is known for, something else caught my eye as I drove slowly up the forest service road. It was something I had wanted to witness ever since returning to Washington. Salmon at the end of their cycle, bruised, scarred and beaten, color changed to dark and orange. So for an hour or so, I was a wildlife photographer, sneaking down the embankment, hiding behind a tree, setting up the tripod. The results weren't as good as I was hoping for, but of course I enjoyed myself immensely. 

Pike Place Market

HERBC

Good Day for a Ride on the Ferry

HERBC

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Living with the Natives.

This one is for you, Clint!

Stop smoking or I will come to Kauai and choke the ever loving *&^%$ out of you.

Just kidding! I am coming to Kauai, that's right look over your shoulder, and I will enjoy flushing your ridiculously expensive cancer sticks down the toilet.

Call your Grandma, remember the time difference!


Almost forgot,
I TOLD YOU SO

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The Real Deal, Bill Proctor

One of the highlights of cruising BC this summer was meeting a man of many talents, Bill Proctor. If you visit Echo Bay, then you are probably going to go see Billy's Museum.
A short walk through the woods will get you there. We could have gone by dinghy, but any chance to walk in this water world is not to be missed. Just past the abandon school house his home sits above a nice cove where he docks his boat.


 There is a haulout where a fisherman was working on his prop. Bill showed us around the museum and there was a book store. He has co-author a couple of books, "Full Moon, Flood Tide" and "The Heart of the Raincoast; A Life Story". We purchased these and he autographed them for us. The first book allowed us to get a little history of each bay, cove and inlet as we dropped anchor. Logging, gold prospectors, fisherman, murder and mayhem. From the 30's on, it is a great read on the hard life and the rewards of living in a world where boats are the only means of practical transportation. Link here for Bill's take on the Ahta River. One of our favorite anchorages on the Bond Sound.



Thanks Bill, we sure enjoyed our visit.

Seattle U

Next door to Swedish Hospital.  Great fountain and.the last sunshine for a while.

HERBC