Oregon coast cruising
Today has been pretty uneventful. About the best thing that happened today is we got a thumbs up on the pre-CDC inspection that we were supposed to get in San Diego, but are destined to get in Seattle. Other than that, I cooked up some really good tacos for lunch today, about the best I’ve done so far. I learned from my little excursion in La Paz, that it’s not just the meat that goes in the taco, it’s toppings that make a good taco. I went all out today, beef, chicken and tofu for the meats, then shredded romaine, tomatoes, fresh salsa, avocados, cheese, sour cream, limes and jalepeno’s. It turned out real good, I was proud, so proud in fact that it brought a tear to my eye.
Anyways, we are looking good for getting into Seattle on time still, even though we are supposed to be hitting a bit of weather just before we go to turn into the Puget Sound and what not. After the smooth ride we have had so far (since getting back into the States) no one is really complaining. I just hope that we get there in a timely matter and that we can get through it without any troubles. Other than that, I’ve seen enough of Seattle lately, so I’m not really in a hurry to get off the boat and explore. I’m more ready to get going and start seeing some of the awesome scenery that is ahead of us.
Last night I went up for another navigation lesson on the bridge, it really was just a good chance to use some of my new found skills. I also got to see one heck of a moon rise over the horizon. The moon was all green and big, very beautiful and definitely mesmerizing, especially at 3 am. I love that I get to see these things, not many jobs give you this kind of thing. Of course we had a pretty good discussion about how the moon effects the waves and the tides, all so interesting, and very intriguing. Maybe I will do some more research and then write an article for my website. I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt anyways.
By the way we are about 2/3′s up the Oregon coast now. The weather is cloudy and the fog is thick, typical northwest weather. The wind is low, and that is what counts. I hope to see the boat cross into Washington tonight from the bridge, I don’t know why, but I like doing that for some reason.
