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2018 Trip to West Coast of Vancouver Island BC

Made it back home…

July 4, 2018 Neil Peterson 6 Comments

i feel like my boat has been in the operating room.  it has been an extended surgery.  the fuel tank…

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Big Fish…

July 3, 2018 Neil Peterson 1 Comment

the movie Big Fish has a story to tell.  the entire movie is about telling stories. do you remember the…

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Two extremes in one day…

July 1, 2018 Neil Peterson 4 Comments

today i had the chance to do two things that represent the extremes of what is good for you. one,…

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Penn Cove mussels and where they come from…

June 30, 2018 Neil Peterson 2 Comments

one of the great eatable delicacies in this world are the mussels from Penn Cove. Penn Cove mussels are harvested…

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it is one thing to have a massage, it is another thing to have a soak…

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today i did something i never do.  i had a massage. but it was not a normal massage  it included…

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Friends are really important…

June 28, 2018 Neil Peterson 2 Comments

today was another chance to relax and reflect as i wait for the work that is being done on my…

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Puzzles…

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what does a man do when he is waiting for his boat to be fixed. do some exercises designed to…

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Pick up trucks…

June 26, 2018 Neil Peterson 5 Comments

today i rented a pick up truck. the reason — in order to repair the ruptured fuel tank in my…

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a day of reckoning…

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today was a day to determine, if possible, what the latest problems are with my Boston Whaler. luckily i found…

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Sunday in Sooke…

June 24, 2018 Neil Peterson 3 Comments

as you are well aware, i am spending my Sunday in Sooke.  i am on land, not on the water. …

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if you think yesterday was eventful, wait to you hear this…

June 23, 2018 Neil Peterson 10 Comments

holy cow!  this trip was designed to be a shake down cruise, a dry run.  an opportunity to check out…

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Port Townsend Washington…

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what a wonderful spot! what a treat to spend time in a town with no Uber of Lyft.  a town…

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Marooned…

June 22, 2018 Neil Peterson 5 Comments

this adventure is truly an adventure. today at 0450 hours yours truly cast off from shore in Port Townsend Washington…

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great breakfasts…

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what beats a great breakfast?  not much. especially…if you are having the breakfast at 10am after having been “on the…

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did you ever think of bringing tools with you?

June 21, 2018 Neil Peterson 4 Comments

my last post reported about my first “problem” of the trip — my port antenna. One of my two antennae…

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An eventful first day on the water…

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The first day on the water has been eventful. Leaving the fresh water of Lake Union for the salt water…

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A special moment in time…

June 20, 2018 Neil Peterson 7 Comments

tonight, the night before i embark on my wild water adventure, i had the opportunity to be a witness to…

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Safety first!

June 19, 2018 Neil Peterson 5 Comments

after my post yesterday, i received quite a few calls, emails, texts concerned about my safety. so, before i even…

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Heads Up!

June 17, 2018 Neil Peterson 8 Comments

This is a head’s up that i have another one of Neil’s Trips coming up.  And coming up very soon.…

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Neil’s Trips

  • 2014 Baja California Trip
  • 2015 El Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage
  • 2016 Trip to Cuba
  • 2016 Trip to Italy
  • 2017 A Summer in the Desert
  • 2017 Morocco
  • 2018 Trip to West Coast of Vancouver Island BC
  • 2019 Road Trip to Branson, MO and Oklahoma
  • 2019 St. Oswald's Pilgrimage
  • 2019 Trip to Sicily
  • 2021 Death Valley
  • 2021 Trip to Iceland
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