Pooks Canyon

It is 10:30 pm in California and that means it is 8:30 am in Corfu.  Leah, Pepper, and Michael will be leaving Greece today, on their way to Dubrovnik, Croatia. Earlier this week they took The Kalypso Star on a trip around part of the island.  The Trojan/Dolphin logo, along with the blue and white motif seems exceptionally Greek.  The boat has a glass bottom and they were able to look down to see fish as well as look out at the old fortress.  The old fortress has its roots in the Byzantine era with earliest structures dating back to 6th century AD. Here is Leah joining the fray of a maritime statue in front of the New Fortress, new fortifications having been put in by the Venetians starting in the relatively recent 1500s AD. They also rented a paddleboat and took these pictures looking back at the island. The cliffs of Corfu and the clear waters. Corfu from a distance. Requisite cat picture.  Leah reports that this cat came a...

Thursday I took the day off work and we booked a trip to Isla Espiritu on the Island Cat catamaran.  The island is at least two hours by boat each way, so if you go it is best to go in style (crew, cook, open bar, two bathrooms with showers, bedrooms, paddle boards, kayaks, two pangas).  Swim with sea lions, snorkel, SCUBA, swim with whale sharks.  They have it all.  I highly recommend doing something with Island Cat if you are ever in the Cabo/La Paz area.  It is the experience of a lifetime. We went back in March with Jon for his birthday and I just had to go again with Sandy. So much awesome.  I wish I had more pictures but I was too busy doing water stuff :)  Espiritu is a pristine desert island with amazing sea life.  Jacques Cousteau called it the World's Aquarium and it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Haven't left the marina yet, already have the best bloody marys in Mexico.  Maybe anywhere. Axel chilling on the trampo...

Axel and I took a trip to Bainbridge Island. We drove the giant truck over to Kent station near our RV park in order to board the Sounder Train to Seattle.  The first trick was to parallel park said giant truck in a very small spot. Axel got out to help me not run into anything. Did I mention a train was currently blocking the tracks so I had an audience of backed-up cars to observe my attempt? Somehow I managed to shoehorn the truck in to the spot with straight alignment, close to the curb, and perfectly within the lines. As I exited the truck I recieved several nods of approval from the idling cars. One man rolled down his window and congratulated me, saying he is a limo driver and my parking was amazing. "That truck is a beast," he said, "great job." :)  After that we walked over to the platform and bought our tickets. Soon the train arrived. Axel in front of our ride to Seattle.   From the train station we walked to the ferry terminal and...