July 4, 2015

Surprised to still find cell coverage. We made the eight hour bouncy trip and are anchored in Hot Springs Cove. For us our wanderings are a journey. Part of the journey are the people. We leave friends and family with somewhat melancholy feelings, missing them while we are away. We meet new folks along the way. Silas and Paula from Montana who give us a tour of their trimaran in West Basin, Astoria. We later visit with Silas in Neah Bay.  He sent Paula home due to health concerns and is traveling with his buddy trimaran. We snap their photo at sunrise as we depart Neah. Then there is a salty old soul anchored nearby in Ucluelet. He stops by to see if we have southern Oregon charts to trade. We do not but he is grateful for our local knowledge of the West Basin marina and best practices for crossing the Columbia river bar. He is five months into his journey single handing his steel Tahiti catch. My sunset photo does not do justice to his beautiful boat.