Both Paul and Becky are now retired and ready to head north again.

NOTE: View the Ellie K’s present position via Garmin tracker:

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Some folks think that owning a boat is a liability. Yes it is; but it also gives me a focus a challenge and lets me practice boat yoga and stretch myself physically and mentally. 
Today, seeing the boat on the trailer and having the culmination of my labor end with the boat being back in Olympia was really special. Touching base with the folks that brought it together was a big deal for me. So many memories and now Becky and I return to The Puget Sound, British Columbia and Alaska without the time pressure of returning to work. 

So glad to have the work behind us and looking forward to just having planning routes to our next destination and cooking great meals as a work punch list. 

The next few days will be touching up paint and packing up the last of our supplies and then we will be heading north. 

Unlike last years when I solo boated. This time we joined a flotilla of ten other boats. The great part is all the decisions from watching weather and tides to deciding where to spend the night are made for you and I just have to drive. 

Becky and I are looking forward to our new adventures together!