Summer Summary
The Summer has come and gone without updating Ripple's blog. I'm no better at paper logs, either, but the following is a brief summary of the last few months. Six coats of fresh varnish (le Tonkinois, of course) in the Spring Finished Stuart's Little in time for my trip north Departed for my trip north to rendezvous with Terry Noreault for a trip through the Gulf Islands and Princess Louisa Inlet on July 5. Seattle -- Port Townsend -- Friday Harbor -- Bedwell Harbor -- Princess Cove -- Nanaimo -- Jedediah Island -- Lasquetti Island -- Smuggler's Cove -- Pender Harbor -- Thunder Bay -- Princess Louisa Inlet -- Powell River -- Pender Harbor -- Mayne Island -- Roche Harbor -- Lopez Island -- Coupeville -- Edmonds -- Seattle. I learned a tremendous amount on this trip, from sailing with Terry and from the variety of conditions and how Ripple and her skipper responded to them. The trip was terrific in many ways, including the good fun of sailing with Terry (he on S