June 25, 2015

We launched into our 2015 sailing adventure leaving the home slip Wednesday with Carl's brother Jim onboard. We motored to the delightful little Longview Yacht Club and tied up for the evening. We have done this for two years now. It is a wonderful quiet moorage across from an island full of eagles and herons. It gives us a chance to take a breather after the normally hectic weeks leading up to this kind of adventure. Thursday we arrived at Astoria and tied up there as well. We rode the trolley to dinner and walked the river walk back. There is a lot to do in Astoria and perhaps on the way home we will stay a couple days and take in the sights. A check of the weather tonight confirms that we will not cross the Columbia River bar tomorrow. Instead we will head to Ilwaco WA. One of our goals this year is to see the harbors along the Washington coast so this detour helps meet that goal.