Monday, November 26, 2012
Two New Babies!
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one cool bird...
This little sea bird didn't seem bothered by the temperature of the iceberg he was sitting on... amazing!
harbor seals on ice!
A mother seal and her baby stayed on their floating ice bed until we got too close for comfort. Seconds after Alice shot this photo, they slid off into the frigid water.
rainbow over prince rupert
Prince Rupert is one of the rainiest places on the west coast, so wet it is against the law to have hooved animals here as the wet ground does their feet in. Alice caught this great shot over the marina one day...
Dorothy Loves butterflies...
but can she handle this huge puzzle? She worked very hard at completing her part of it!
Something to crow about...
On the momentous occasion of his 75th birthday, Alice made Bill a supersized card!
The New "DO"~
What do you think? Most people have said it makes Alice look younger...?
daddy and daughter
Little Miss Kaeli is growing up! She is now in kindergarten and learning to read and spell rapidly~ She loves spending time with her daddy, too. Of course Eric loves her dearly, as well.
sisters
Alice enjoyed spending time with her sister Ann while we were in Tennessee. Ann even gave her several family treasures, including two tins of old buttons- perhaps some she played with as a child!
roommates
Carol and Alice roomed together for a year after they began teaching in So. California. It was great to catch up and also to tour the lovely city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where Carol has lived for many years.
jewelry making
Alice has been on a roll with her jewelry making lately, inspired by friend Carolyn and the many cool bead shops in the area...
one of our land friends in washington
We have enjoyed spending time with our friend Dominique both times we have anchored in Liberty Bay, Poulsbo.
visitors from portland
Bill's daughter Tracy and her family came to visit in May, just before they moved to Arizona. Above are his youngest grandsons Gavin and Garek.
a real kitsap county slug
This is one of the many slugs which inhabit this cool, lush area.
and miss beady slug
This slug figurine was decorated by Alice as an entry in the Slug Fest Contest held annually in Poulsbo as a charity fundraiser!
Bellingham Beauties plus One
Olea, Sariah, and Jessica smile sweetly with their sister-in-law Melinda at the Walker reunion.
Happy Birthday Time in Clovis, CA!
Grandma made it to Clovis just in time for Nicole's 7th and Jacqueline's 9th birthdays.
Alice her friend Margo
Alice was thrilled to spend time with her friend Margo while she was in Utah in May.
New horns for foggy days...
Bill and Eric installed new horns on Grey Wolf so she can be heard, if not seen, in the fog of the Pacific Northwest!
Old Glory Flying High Again
While in other countries, it is a courtesy to fly their flags at the highest location on one's boat. This is the first time the Stars and Stripes has had top billing in 5 1/2 years!
Cheers for lupe upee~
We cheered for the pig sponsored by the one restaurant on shore near our anchorage. Unfortunately, he did not win...
Three local beauties~
These Mulege girls were having a ball at the pig races!
merry christmas
Bill models the new fishy shirt Alice made for him!
At Butterfly Daze~
Kaeli showed her daddy a butterfly that was sitting on her piece of watermelon- a Monarch favorite food!
hard to believe...
that son Justin has finally caught up with Bill: both are now 29 years old!
A grandson graduates
Blake graduated from high school in the Class of 2010~ he looks mighty happy about it, too!
the cruisers' tree revisited
Alice and Bill went ashore to hang their updated sign (in background) on the Cruisers' Tree. It now shows our visits in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010~
the captain is 29---- AGAIN!
Barry and Alice fixed a barbeque dinner on the beach at San Juanico to honor Captain Bill on his 44th anniversary of his 29th birthday~
captain barry helps us in~
Barry came out in his dinghy to help us navigate the channel into the harbor at Puerto Penasco. There are shoals on each side so one must stay lined up in the center to avoid going aground... thanks, Barry!
Hello, world~
One of the humpbacks loved to wave, as if to attract everyone's attention!
Even sea lions get thirsty!
Alice was surprised to see this guy drinking sea water... well, what else is there if you are a sea lion?
The rare boat-billed heron...
Wow, what a strange looking bird that lit in a mangrove above us!
The Captain and the First Mate
We watched the lock transit from a four story observation deck!
the whole story...
This is not the biggest of the crocs who hang out near our boat..!
a real toucan!
Alice was tickled to be able to follow this guy around and get a good shot~
Kaeli and Grandma Johnson
Love that little granddaughter!!
grey wolf's new sunshade
Mastermind Bill designed a sunshade for the foredeck so we can enjoy a breeze on the bow!
What a breach!
We saw two whales breach at the same time BEFORE we had camera in hand...
About Me
- Bill and Alice Johnson
- We are loving the retired life and enjoying every minute of this adventure. As you have seen in our blog entries, we have now visited Pacific Mexico extensively, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama for five and a half years. We returned to San Diego in April, 2011 and a month later Bill and two crew members headed north to Puget Sound, Washington. Tacoma became Grey Wolf's new homebase. We traveled some in Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands, and then made the big adventure a reality by traveling the coast of British Columbia in May of 2012. We arrived in Southeast Alaska in early June, traveling north as far as Glacier Bay and points in between. What a glorious trip it was! We returned to Tacoma near the end of August.