The Second Month on the Dock in Poulsbo
The second month on the dock in Poulsbo brought Aven home again, but for a month this time! We were so happy to have her with us on the boat again! The day after she got here we went down to my sisters house for our annual baking weekend.
Kash and Nellie are great helpers!
Nellie is singing Happy Birthday!
We went to dinner after baking to celebrate Cindie and Debi’s birthdays. Kash and Nellie enjoyed it! Funny that I got pictures of the kids, but forgot to get ones of the two people celebrating their birthdays (haha)! Happy Birthday, Debi and me! :-)
There were a couple fun sights to see on the docks.
great blue heron
Aven and Cindie fit in some time to work on a puzzle. It’s one from Big White Ski Resort, near Kelowna BC (where we’ve done many ski trips over the years).
We also fit in a nice walk while waiting for the ferry to get to our mail service and storage unit in Anacortes.
The boat got a little cluttered during the holidays!
I captured this picture of a common goldeneye. There are many of these around the waters in Poulsbo.
Christmas Eve with Greg’s family is always a great time! Here’s the gang:
standing: Teresa (aunt), Mike (uncle), Ludovic (brother-in-law), Julia (niece), Jenny (sister), Aven, Cindie, Linda (mom), Greg (brother-in-law), Heather (sister), William (nephew), Nate (niece’s fiance), Sydney (niece), Jack (nephew), Kristen (sister-in-law)
sitting: Dave (dad), Greg, Nick (nephew), Jeffrey (brother)
Christmas with Cindie’s family was a lot of fun!
We spent more time visiting with the Rigal’s before they headed to France for 6 months! We’ll miss you Jenny, Ludo, Julia, and William!
standing, back row: Ludovic (brother-in-law), Brady (nephew), Greg (known as Gregory within the family), Greg (brother-in-law), Nate (niece Sydney’s fiance)
standing, front row: Riley (nephew Brady’s fiancee), Aven, Cindie, Heather (sister), Sydney (niece)
sitting: William (nephew), Julia (niece)
We had a diver come out to change the zincs on our boat. Zincs are sacrificial anodes that are blocks of zinc metal attached to underwater components like propellers, shafts, and rudders to prevent galvanic corrosion, a type of electrical rusting where the zinc corrodes first, sacrificing itself to protect the more valuable metal parts of the boat. These anodes must be replaced periodically when they wear down to keep protecting the boat's underwater fittings from deterioration in saltwater environments.
We celebrated Linda’s (Greg’s mom) 80th birthday! Happy Birthday, Nana! We love you!
Dave and Linda were our last visitors while we were on the dock in Poulsbo.
We left the dock on January 14th. The plan is to head into British Columbia until late-March/early-April. Hope for good weather for us! (just not too much wind!)
